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The Encryption Debate Should End Right Now

The Encryption Debate Should End Right Now

The Encryption Debate Should End Right Now

Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer

June 30, 20176m 57s

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When law enforcement argues it needs a “backdoor” into encryption services, the counterargument has typically been that it would be impossible to limit such access to one person or organization. If you leave a key under the doormat, a seminal 2015 paper argues, a burglar eventually find its. And now recent events suggest an even simpler rebuttal: Why entrust a key to someone who gets robbed frequently? This aptly describe US intelligence services of late.

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