Is 'responsible encryption' really responsible?

A high-ranking Department of Justice official took aim at encryption of consumer products this week, saying that encryption creates law-free zones and should be scaled back by Apple and other tech companies. Instead of encryption that can't be broken, tech companies should implement responsible encryption that allows law enforcement to access data, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a speech at the US Naval Academy. It isn't clear how this could actually be implemented.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/trumps-doj-tries-to-rebrand-weakened-encryption-as-responsible-encryption/

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