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For Passcode鈥檚 last Influencers Poll, we asked an open-ended question: What鈥檚 the most urgent cybersecurity or privacy challenge right now, and what鈥檚 one way to fix it?聽

The US should retaliate more strongly against Russia for its digital attacks on American political organizations, more than three-quarters of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said.

Three-quarters of Passcode's pool of digital security and privacy experts say they do not believe cybersecurity will improve with the Republican in the Oval Office.

While US officials and politicians have suggested designating election systems as critical infrastructure in the aftermath of the Democratic National Committee hack, 62 percent of Passcode's Influencers said that's not enough to safeguard voting from hackers.

A strong 75 percent majority of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said a US government law used to prosecute hackers overly restricts necessary security research.

Nearly two-thirds of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said US judges should not be able to issue search warrants for computers located outside their jurisdictions.

Now that American law enforcement may have a way into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter, it faces a new conundrum: Should it inform Apple so it can fix a vulnerability that may affect millions of consumer devices 鈥� even if that disclosure could make it harder for law enforcement to unlock iPhones in the聽future?

The person who fills the newly created US chief information security officer position will be able to improve the government鈥檚 cybersecurity, a 77 percent majority of Passcode鈥檚 pool of digital security experts聽said.

As the world鈥檚 largest tech company goes head-to-head with the US government,聽60 percent of Passcode鈥檚 pool of digital security and privacy experts who took the survey sided with聽Apple.

A slim majority of Passcode Influencers said that US tech companies should ramp up efforts to remove extremist content from their platforms.

In a survey, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers cautioned against a knee-jerk response to a tragedy that could give US intelligence and law enforcement agencies a power that could harm all consumers鈥� security and聽privacy.

Europeans should be allowed to sue in US courts if their personal data is聽misused, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers said.

But 78 percent of Passcode Influencers said the move does not prove China is willing to follow through on its聽promise.

A majority of Passcode Influencers said the US should revise copyright laws so that people can legally tinker with automotive software in light of the Volkswagen scandal.

Companies pursuing legal action against security researchers to prevent them from revealing the vulnerabilities they find discourages further critical research, said a majority of Passcode's Influencers.

In a survey, a strong majority of Passcode鈥檚 pool of security and privacy experts said sanctions aimed at curbing China鈥檚 economic espionage would send the right message.

The White House backs聽Katherine Archuleta聽after the data聽breach, but a whopping 84 percent of Passcode鈥檚 pool of聽security and privacy experts say she should be held accountable.聽

Three-quarters of Passcode's Influencers worry that changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement聽could hinder legitimate analysis of computer security weaknesses.

In a Passcode survey, a group of more than 90 experts from across government, the private sector and privacy advocacy community call for surveillance reforms.聽

The vast majority of Passcode Influencers don't think private companies should respond to cyberattacks by聽chasing down digital intruders to recover stolen data or retaliating against hackers.聽