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Encryption provides enormous benefits to society by enabling secure communications, data storage, and online transactions.

— William Barr

One of the things that I think is true is that encryption actually is able to secure our communications, that every individual can use…

— Laura Poitras

Strong encryption enables commerce and protects us online.

— Priti Patel

What encryption lets us do is say, "Yes, the Internet is insecure." Bad guys are able to compromise computers everywhere, but we're able to…

— Matt Blaze

It may be true that encryption makes certain investigations of crime more difficult. It can close down certain investigative techniques or make it harder…

— Matt Blaze

You know the interesting thing about encryption is that it cannot be secure just for some people.

— Pavel Durov

The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of…

— Anonymous

Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living in a cardboard…

— Gene Spafford

I am not convinced that lack of encryption is the primary problem. The problem with the Internet is that it is meant for communications…

— Whitfield Diffie

While we should not hesitate to deploy encryption to protect ourselves from cybercriminals, this should not be done in a way that eviscerates society's…

— William Barr

We believe that when technology providers deploy encryption in their products, services, and platforms they need to maintain an appropriate mechanism for lawful access.

— William Barr

Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard…

— Esther Dyson