Ron Burgundy Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S.-based technology industry group on Thursday, in its first statement since last week's Paris attacks, rejected calls to give U.S. law enforcement authorities backdoor keys to let them circumvent encryption technology for cellphones. Weakening encryption to help the government monitor electronic communications in the name of national security "simply does not make sense," the Information Technology Industry Council said in a statement released to Reuters. "After a horrific tragedy like the Paris attacks, we naturally search for solutions: weakening encryption is not a solution," said Dean Garfield, president of the Washington-based organization, which represents Apple , Google , Microsoft and dozens of other blue-chip tech companies. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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