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Increased attention to the role of encryption in facilitating child exploitation may be the catalyst the encryption debate needs to move forward.
While the debate has stalled in the United States, it’s been growing fiercer abroad as other nations edge closer to direct regulation of commercial encryption.
In a speech on Tuesday, Barr outlined a major change in the U.S. government’s position on encryption: adding lawful access to a system reduces its security.
Barr’s speech on encryption mostly recycles old arguments but does say something new and important that changes the policy debate on exceptional access.
The coalition letter outlines concerns that the proposal poses serious threats to cybersecurity and fundamental human rights including privacy and free expression.
Better understanding of user-controlled encryption and quantum computing will improve conversations about what comes next for securing data.
The court held, for the second time in five years, that the government may compel a defendant to unlock an electronic device under certain circumstances.
Even smart criminals make foolish statements on devices they think may be monitored by law enforcement.
Encrypting Facebook’s services won’t fix the privacy problems that have gotten the company in trouble in recent years.
GCHQ’s proposal to allow governments to eavesdrop on encrypted communications with a warrant is a backdoor by another name.