[Cryptography] Sadly predictable: Terrorism used as excuse to attack encryption

[Viktor Dukhovni]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 11:12:39AM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> Following the Paris terrorist attacks, only hours passed before I
> saw the first article asking whether we need to ban encryption or
> provide magic impossible "golden keys" to break it. This New York
> Times article is, if anything, late to the game:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/world/europe/encrypted-messaging-apps-face-new-scrutiny-over-possible-role-in-paris-attacks.html

>From Slashdot:

    http://www.insidesources.com/new-york-times-article-blaming-encryption-paris-attacks/

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	Viktor.