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CSIS Report On Increasing Encryption Of Communications Analyzes Problem, Says Risk Not Unbearable

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report Wednesday analyzing the risk of increasing communications encryption in the private sector and found that it could not report data suggesting the risk is unbearable thus far to law enforcement.The report, The Effect of Encryption on Lawful Access to Communications and Data, looks at why personal communications encryption has been increasing, how it affects law enforcement and intelligence agency activities/investigations, and what techniques can help mitigate the downsides of increasing…

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