The Wall Street Journal delves into a key question in the balance between privacy and security: Should law enforcement agencies have the ability to access encrypted communications? “People’s distress over the privacy of their communications has never been more acute. Whether the fear is over U.S. surveillance or breaches by hackers of unknown origins, many consumers fear that there is no such thing as privacy online,” the report states, citing the “market for products with ever-greater encryption.” The article includes a point-counterpoint on the question. Georgetown Law’s Carrie Cordero, CIPP/US, writes there is a need for legal access to fight violent crime and terrorism, while ZwillGen’s Mark Zwillinger suggests “some methods of intelligence-gathering” are neither compatible with U.S. values nor effective in the long term. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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