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Encryption
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Post-Paris push against encryption has been long coming
The law enforcement community has long been searching for a wedge to try to change the tenor of the public debate over privacy and surveillance since Edward Snowden’s leaks about mass surveillance programs in 2013, and activity in the wake of the Paris attacks is no exception.
Posted inCybersecurity, Surveillance and Privacy
Contrary to claims, police wiretaps threatened by encryption are down
American law enforcement officials argue the Paris attacks show need for “backdoors” that enable government surveillance in computing devices and software despite a drop in requests for wiretaps on encrypted communications.