Article 12JH1 FBI's war on encryption is unnecessary because the Internet of Things will spy on us just fine

FBI's war on encryption is unnecessary because the Internet of Things will spy on us just fine

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Xeni Jardin
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The war on encryption waged by the F.B.I. and other intelligence agencies is unnecessary, because the data trails we voluntarily leak allow "Internet of Things" devices and social media networks to track us in ways the government can access.

That's the short version of what's in "Don't Panic: Making Progress on the 'Going Dark' Debate," a study published today by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.

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