Security News > 2019 > October > Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors
2019-10-28 11:22
In an extraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors: In the face of congressional inaction, and in light of the magnitude of the threat, it is time for governmental authorities -- including law enforcement -- to embrace encryption because it is one of the few mechanisms that the United...
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