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Can the government balance encryption access with privacy?

Clip: 7/8/2015 | 9m 29s

Can the government get special encryption access while preserving privacy?

The U.S. government wants to be able to read certain data that's inaccessible to intelligence agencies due to encryption. At a Senate hearing, FBI director James Comey said the privacy technology can be a double-edged sword, detrimental to public safety. Gwen Ifill speaks to former Homeland Security Department official Stewart Baker and Susan Landau of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

07/08/2015 | Rating NR

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