‍Solving the encryption dilemma

Session
Saturday, 13 July 2019
14:13 - 14:13
Duration: 51 mins
Publication date: 18 Jul 2019
Location: Conference, Friends House
Part of event Orgcon19

About the session

Representatives from GCHQ and Facebook will join us to discuss the dilemma of end-to-end encryption in messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal.

The technology brings unprecedented privacy for individuals, but can also be misused, leading security and intelligence agencies to request circumvention mechanisms. Is a balance possible? Or even desirable? Find out at what is sure to be an important and informative debate.

Keywords:: Apps

Signal

Telegram

WhatsApp

encryption

human rights

intelligence

privacy

technology

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Cori Crider

Cori Crider’s current work deals with controversies around the uses of mass data—processes sometimes referred to as artificial intelligence. She previously led Reprieve’s abuses in counter terrorism team, where she focused on extralegal detention, torture, and surveillance-led targeting.Some of Cori's clients lost loved ones in drone strikes because of poor intelligence in targeting algorithms. Others were illegally spied on because surveillance programs weren't narrowly tailored.‍Today 'big data'—and the increasingly automated processes we use to winnow that data down—shape who is hired and fired; who is arrested or paroled; and who is suspected of terrorism, or even targeted in a lethal attack. Cori investigates these uses of our data and how we as citizens make these systems accountable to us.
Nate Cardozo

Nate is a Privacy Policy Manager on Facebook's Privacy and Data Policy team. Nate primarily works on global privacy issues related to messaging technology and products, including Messenger and WhatsApp. His work focuses on both the product design and strategy for ensuring privacy considerations are incorporated into messaging services.Before joining Facebook in 2019, Nate was the Senior Information Security Counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he advised on and advocated for end-to-end encryption, privacy, and cybersecurity issues. Over his career, Nate has litigated cases involving electronic surveillance, online free expression, and privacy.
Dr Ian Levy

National Cyber Security Centre, Technical Director

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