As Europe and much of the civilized world continue to grapple with last Friday’s attacks in Paris, a debate between government officials and privacy advocates is raging on both sides of the Atlantic. Intelligence and several government officials are arguing that privacy protections—both in the U.S. and abroad—have gone too far, affecting law enforcement’s ability to track and stop terrorists. More specifically, many argue that the Snowden revelations and encrypted communications technology have aided the attackers. This piece for The Privacy Advisor rounds up the latest arguments being laid out for and against encryption and mass surveillance by both sides of the debate.
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