Encryption is a human right
Agree:
Amnesty International Human rights organisation
People everywhere should be able to encrypt their communications and personal data as an essential protection of their rights to privacy and free speech. Encryption is a basic prerequisite for privacy and free speech in the digital age. Banning encryption is like banning envelopes and curtains. It takes away a basic tool for keeping your private life private.
Bryan Johnson Founder of KernelCo, OS Fund & Braintree
When I use Facebook today, I log in and I socialize with my friends and my family. In exchange for that, they acquire as much data as they possibly can about me. They know me better than my girlfriend. That’s the same relationship I have with Google and Twitter and the government, who is also collecting everything they can about me. I really dislike this relationship. Now, let’s imagine, if we ha... See More
David Casacuberta Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science at Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona
The right to electronic privacy should also be part of the declaration of universal rights and democratic constitutions. The right to privacy or intimacy is not the right to have secrets; it’s the right to decide whom you want to share information with. It's a basic thing. It has always been part of the definition of human beings and their dignity.Disagree:
Amber Rudd MP British MP and Home Secretary
Encryption is severely limiting our agencies ability to stop terrorist attacks. "Real people" don't need encryption.
