Lawmakers call for commission on encryption

By Rudy Takala

Published December 28, 2015 8:35pm ET

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Lawmakers call for commission on encryption — "We cannot wait for the next attack before we outline our options, nor should we legislate out of fear," House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote in an editorial for the Washington Post on Monday. (AP photos) | J. Scott Applewhite

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is calling for a commission comprised of policymakers and tech leaders to study policy challenges surrounding encryption.

“We cannot wait for the next attack before we outline our options, nor should we legislate out of fear,” House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote in an editorial for the Washington Post on Monday.

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