The Encryption Battle: Data Privacy vs. Public Safety
On July 8th, FBI Director James Comey and U.S. Deputy Attorney General
Sally Yates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the
government’s growing difficulty in obtaining electronic data. Both Comey
and Yates told the Committee that even with a court order or warrant, law
enforcement is unable to unlock encrypted data, effectively leaving them
“in the dark” when pursuing criminals. Neither west so far as to offer a
solution to this problem, but as part of their testimo
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.appdevelopersalliance.org
Banning encryption will only expose the law-abiding people to cyber threats, including the government organizations that argue for the ban. Their people are also consumers of tech solutions, communication, web services etc. The criminals will still use this technology, available as open source. The real online criminality is already operating in the shadows of Dark Net.
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The Encryption Battle: Data Privacy vs. Public Safety