The Debate Between the US Government and the Tech Industry About Encryption, Explained

November 23, 2016   |   by Chris Kalaboukis

In an unusually contentious political season, there seems to be one thing that unites leaders from both parties: the need to thwart terrorists using encrypted messages. Everybody from President Obama and Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are calling on the private sector to facilitate backdoors for security officials. The tech industry, for its ...