CyberWire Daily

When encryption meets enforcement.

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Jan 26, 2026
Maria Varmazis, T-Minus Space Daily host who covers space situational awareness; Brandon Karp, leader in international public-private space partnerships with national-security experience. They discuss gaps in tracking satellites and explosive growth in conjunction alerts. They debate who should control traffic data and how commercial sensors and automation can scale space safety.
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ANECDOTE

Cloud Keys Let Authorities Unlock Laptops

  • The FBI obtained BitLocker recovery keys from Microsoft during a Guam fraud probe instead of breaking encryption.
  • Microsoft stores user recovery keys in cloud accounts, enabling legal disclosure to authorities.
INSIGHT

Generative AI Faces DSA Enforcement

  • The EU is probing X's Grok under the Digital Services Act for generating sexualized images, including of children.
  • The investigation could impose fines up to 6% of X's global turnover if obligations weren't met.
INSIGHT

Blackout Windows Reveal Hidden Violence

  • Iran's prolonged internet blackout briefly eased, allowing citizens to share reports and evidence of repression.
  • Short windows of access revealed potentially much higher casualty counts than earlier estimates.
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