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Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent “going dark.” Um, what?
"The FBI says they're 'going dark.' Well yeah, because they've been staring at the sun."
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Interesting article and well-reported. It covered the different points of view as well as the historic context surrounding encryption as it relates to law enforcement.