The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on Monday released a report that questions the so-called “going dark” phenomenon. The U.S. government and its surveillance and law enforcement agencies have been calling for an end to encryption because they say it lets terrorists communicate and plan with impunity and is responsible for going dark — the inability of law enforcement to monitor communications. That’s not true, according to the Berkman Center.
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Harvard Researchers Debunk Warnings of Terrorists ‘Going Dark’
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 2, 2016 12:44 PMThe Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on Monday released a report that questions the so-called “going dark” phenomenon. The U.S. government and its surveillance and law enforcement agencies have been calling for an end to encryption because they say it lets terrorists communicate and plan with impunity and is responsible for going dark — the inability of law enforcement to monitor communications. That’s not true, according to the Berkman Center.