Back door backlash: Hundreds of activists sign open letter for encryption

Campaigners from more than 42 countries wrote an open letter to world leaders this week asking for a rejection of any laws limiting digital encryption.
The letter, signed by more than 200 experts including representatives from Amnesty International and the United Nations, calls for governments not to “ban or otherwise limit user access to encryption in any form or otherwise prohibit the implementation or use of encryption.”
It also calls for governments not to demand that additional third-party access is built into encryption tools which would allow a “parent” user to have access to all encrypted data.
The letter comes days after US counterterrorism officials met with technology executives in Silicon Valley at a closed-door summit. The Intercept reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted officials at the meeting criticizing the White House for a lack of leadership and asking the administration to strongly defend the use of unbreakable encryption.

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Back door backlash: Hundreds of activists sign open letter for encryption

Back door backlash: Hundreds of activists sign open letter for encryption

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