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End-to-end encryption isn't enough security for 'real people'

  • Written by Megan Squire, Professor of Computing Sciences, Elon University
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Government officials continue to seek technology companies’ help fighting terrorism and crime. But the most commonly proposed solution would severely limit regular people’s ability to communicate securely online. And it ignores the fact that governments have other ways to keep an...

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