As DOJ calls for “responsible encryption,” expert asks “responsible to whom?”

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In recent months, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has emerged as the government's top crusader against strong encryption.

"We have an ongoing dialogue with a lot of tech companies in a variety of different areas," he recently told Politico Pro. "There [are] some areas where they are cooperative with us. But on this particular issue of encryption, the tech companies are moving in the opposite direction. They're moving in favor of more and more warrant-proof encryption."

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