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Ending the stalemate over encrypted communications

By Charlie Mitchell
Published January 23, 2018 5:01am ET
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Ending the stalemate over encrypted communications
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the FBI does not want a "back door" to devices, but tech industry representatives and civil liberties groups believe that is exactly what the FBI is asking for. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

A think tank effort led by a former top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security will try to unlock one of cybersecurity’s most intractable policy problems: Balancing the needs of law enforcement against personal privacy when it comes to encrypted communications.

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