Challenge Quote by Christopher A. Wray

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

— Pavel Durov

With the growing availability of commoditized encryption, it is becoming easier for common criminals to communicate beyond the reach of traditional surveillance.

— William Barr

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.

— Anonymous

The stakes in the encryption debate are high, with significant consequences for personal privacy, the U.S. private sector, and our national security.

— Ted Lieu

We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection.

— Edward Snowden

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

— William Barr

“When flimsy cyber defense fails, Format Preserving Encryption prevails”

— James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

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

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

We think the government should be pushing for more encryption. That it's a great thing. You know, it's like the sun and the air…

— Tim Cook

Encryption plays a fundamental role in protecting us all online. It is key to growing the digital economy and delivering public services online. But,…

— Amber Rudd

Somebody will be able to overcome any encryption technique you use!

— Noam Chomsky