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Policymakers could make progress on the problem of law-enforcement access to encrypted data with more research and a better relationship between the government and the tech community. Congress can help on both fronts.
The Washington Post reports that the FBI has repeatedly overstated the number of devices it can’t unlock.
Ray Ozzie’s proposal for exceptional access has the virtue of being simple. But security can be subtle, and simple solutions often miss critical aspects. This one has.
The National Academies’ report on “Decrypting the Encryption Debate” says some computer-security experts have ideas for implementing secure exceptional access to encrypted systems—but that’s a far cry from saying they’re “trying to build” them.
A framework to help advance the discussion of whether extraordinary access can be justified.
The government should frame encryption as a law enforcement issue, not a national security issue.
The FBI could have tried harder to open the San Bernardino phone before it resorted to the courts.
After years of stalemate, high-level experts in the information-security community have started trying to build secure systems to allow law enforcement access to encrypted data.
Is it a crime to provide communication services designed to be proof against government access?
There is much to commend about a new report on “Encryption Policy in Democratic Regimes,” but the report also leaves a number of important things unsaid.