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McCaul: US playing 'catchup' to terrorists using encryption

The U.S. is playing “catchup” with terrorists and cyber vigilantes who coordinate via encrypted communications, according to the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "Today’s digital battlefield has many more adversaries that just nation states,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said in a Tuesday column for Bloomberg. “Terrorist groups such as ISIS [the Islamic State in ...

McCaul wants new commission on encryption and law enforcement

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said he plans to introduce legislation that would allow the creation of a "national commission on security and technology challenges in the Digital Age." The legislation "would bring together the technology sector, privacy and civil liberties groups, academics, and the law enforcement community to find common ground," ...