
Limiting encryption in everyday communications technologies like smartphones that can be used by terrorists to help evade detection could harm the competitive position globally of companies in the United States, according to a new primer on the encryption debate released by the Republican staff of the House Homeland Security Committee.The study points out the dilemma on placing restrictions on U.S. companies that wouldn’t apply to foreign companies.“If the U.S. placed burdensome restrictions on encryption, American technology companies could lose their…