Tech industry groups urge US to avoid policies that would weaken encryption
by Nicky Woolf from Technology | The Guardian on (#ARWT)
Open letter sent to Obama from groups representing Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft as report suggests fear of surveillance costs economy $35bn a year
US tech industry groups have urged Barack Obama not to pursue policies which might weaken encryption as a new report suggests that fear of government surveillance costs the economy by more than $35bn in revenue each year.
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