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date: '2017-10-10'
title: 'Responsible encryption'
description: "The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an 'adult conversation' about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people."
tags: ['politics', 'security']
---

**[Kurt Opsahl, The EFF:](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/deputy-attorney-general-rosensteins-responsible-encryption-demand-bad-and-he)**

> The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an "adult conversation" about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people.<!-- excerpt -->
