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Attempting to stifle encryption is a waste of time, suggests Status security chief

Published 10/15/2020, 04:14 PM
Updated 10/15/2020, 06:00 PM
Attempting to stifle encryption is a waste of time, suggests Status security chief

Attempting to stifle encryption is a waste of time, suggests Status security chief

Corey Petty, a chief security officer at Status messenger, told Cointelegraph that he believes there is no way to marry end-to-end encryption with the type of backdoor access law enforcement agencies continue to lobby for. He also believes that any prohibitive or restrictive measures will be fruitless as encryption is an abundant and readily available resource, unlike nuclear power:

He acknowledged that governments could perhaps enforce their desired policies against a centralized company within a specific jurisdiction, but stated:

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