Security Corner:
Responsible Encryption

By Eric Mann

As early as 2018, many governments began calling for the tech community to create so-called “responsible encryption.” Their goal is for tech companies to provide blessed “back doors” for law enforcement to decrypt and otherwise inspect messages and data created by citizens within their borders. These calls and the arguments made to support them, however, are horribly misguided and do incredible harm to our overall security and privacy.

This article was originally published in the November 2019 issue of php[architect] magazine. To read the complete article please subscribe or purchase the complete issue.

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