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On the recordApril 18, 2016
the problem is that criminals can have easy access to encryption. And I think we can stipulate that encryption is really great for people like me who have bank accounts who don't want them to be hacked, but it is just really a horrible challenge for all of us as a society, not just law enforcement, when you have a child sex predator who is trying to encrypt, or just as bad really, a terrorist.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette discusses the dual nature of encryption as both protective and problematic.

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