Although this article was published before Trump's inauguration, I feel the content is relevant to our current class discussions regarding internet privacy and encryptions. The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) is a non profit organization that advocates for press freedom worldwide. In this article, CPJ discusses the status of press freedom and the challenges journalists are facing, such as surveillance and limited transparency. Protecting strong encryption is important for journalists all over the world to fulfill their role as an independent check of power. The CPJ reached out to Trump during his transition period to discus his plans for future encryption policies, however, Trump never replied and his political disposition on the issue remains rather unclear. Bipartisan bills have been drafted this past year to weaken encryption by forcing companies to decrypt data, making journalist who use certain outlets vulnerable to the surveillance of their sources. These bills have not yet made it to Congress, however, if they are passed it would change the entire landscape of journalism and reporting. In addition, weak encryption would also pose a serious threat to online security for the general public. It is clear that Trump is an avid critic of the press, so it should be interesting to see how encryption evolves these next four years.
Article: https://cpj.org/blog/2017/01/transition-to-trump-why-us-needs-to-be-global-lead.php
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Thanks for posting this! This is really interesting (and scary)!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! The idea that encryption can hurt investigations seems so poorly framed, too. If I have something tucked in a desk drawer, and searching my desk drawer is relevant to an investigation, then get a warrant, right? I mean, I'm simplifying this, I know, but it's absurd to think that weakening encryption would be a positive turn. When anonymity and privacy are thrown out the window, we aren't that far removed from those dystopian tales that tickle our fancies. Also, nothing is in my desk drawer...
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