Senate hawks declare war on encrypted communication

By Rudy Takala

Published November 18, 2015 3:59pm ET

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Senate hawks declare war on encrypted communication — House and Senate Republican lawmakers will gather for a joint retreat in Baltimore that begins on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The Paris terror attacks prove that Americans shouldn’t be allowed to keep their communications away from government eyes, according to two key Senate committee chairmen who want to outlaw encrypted communications.

“In the Senate Armed Services we’re going to have hearings on it and we’re going to have legislation,” chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., told reporters on Tuesday, calling encrypted communication “unacceptable.”

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