How should the US balance privacy and national security?
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President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, among other world leaders, have suggested that companies should not create IT products and services so secure that governments cannot gain access.聽
FBI Director James Comey has gone so far as to criticize companies that build consumer devices designed without back doors for law enforcement, and one Justice Department official has labeled devices with strong encryption a 鈥渮one of lawlessness.鈥�
But in a Passcode Influencers Poll released Wednesday, more than three quarters of cybersecurity and privacy experts disagreed with these leading government officials, arguing that consumer devices would not hinder law enforcement and intelligence agencies so much that it would harm national security.
While the Crypto Wars of the 1990's may be over, there are clearly more battles ahead. Join鈥� Passcode, the Monitor's new focus on digital security and privacy, and鈥� 鈥媡he Information Technology and Innovation Foundation for a panel to discuss how these proposed policies will affect consumers鈥� privacy and security, the implications for the U.S. tech sector, and alternative policy options that might strike a better balance the needs of law enforcement and robust security practices.
鈥婽he event will run from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12. You can register for the event or watch live above.聽
To get you started, read event panelist and George Washington University Distinguished Research Professor Lance Hoffman on what nations should aim for in cryptography policy.
In addition, consider the argument advanced by Passcode contributors at Northrop Grumman and George Washington University's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security in this op-ed that fortifying the Internet of Things, particulary, means baking in security from the very beginning of the design process.
鈥婩ollow the conversation on Twitter with and in addition to tweets from any of our outstanding panelists:
Michael Daniel,听White House Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator聽
Daniel Castro, Vice President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Bruce J. Heiman, K&L Gates Practice Area Leader 鈥� Policy / Regulatory
Lance Hoffman, Distinguished Research Professor, George Washington University
David A. O'Neil, Partner,听Debevoise & Plimpton
Amie Stepanovich,听Senior Policy Counsel, Access
