Cybersecurity & Tech Surveillance & Privacy

World Wide Survey of Cryptographic Systems

Paul Rosenzweig
Friday, February 12, 2016, 11:22 AM

Our own contributor, Bruce Schneier, has just posted a survey of the worldwide distribution of cryptograpic systems. The entire report is well worth reading, but for those who need the CliffNotes version: There are at least 865 encrypted products worldwide and 546 are outside the U.S. As Bruce says, this calls “into question the efficacy of any U.S.

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Our own contributor, Bruce Schneier, has just posted a survey of the worldwide distribution of cryptograpic systems. The entire report is well worth reading, but for those who need the CliffNotes version: There are at least 865 encrypted products worldwide and 546 are outside the U.S. As Bruce says, this calls “into question the efficacy of any U.S. mandates forcing backdoors for law-enforcement access.”

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Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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