Restricting encryption is a short-term solution to a long-term problem
The Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., attacks confirm that countries on both sides of the Atlantic are facing — indeed, have been facing for some time — an insidious form of terrorism, largely homegrown. They should spur a serious examination of our approaches to fighting terrorism.
Without waiting for such a review, however, policymakers are already using the attacks to support the long-standing and previously rejected idea of compromising secure encryption tools, in an effort to ensure government access to private communications and stored data.
While the anger and fear generated by the events in Paris and San Bernardino are still strong, citing the attacks as support for preconceived proposals risks pushing aside questions of effectiveness and civil liberty.… Seguir leyendo »