Wednesday, July 20, 2016

After Apple VS. FBI, GOP Evades Encryption Question

Date published: 
July 19, 2016

"Riana Pfefferkorn, the cryptography fellow at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, told BuzzFeed News that it’s become standard for both parties to talk about a balance between privacy and law enforcement needs, without taking a real position on encryption.

“The most troublesome part of this is where it seems to characterize encryption as being, in and of itself, a weapon that can be used ‘to harm us,’” she said. “Given the crucial role of strong encryption in the modern economy, calling encryption a ‘weapon’ is a framing we can’t afford to return to.”"



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This article by Center for Internet and Society originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on July 19, 2016 at 10:00AM

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