Deciphering the European Encryption Debate: Germany
BHAIRAV ACHARYA, KEVIN BANKSTON, ROSS SCHULMAN, ANDI WILSON DECIPHERING THE EUROPEAN ENCRYPTION DEBATE: GERMANY JULY 2017 (UPDATED JANUARY 2018) About the Authors Acknowledgments Bhairav Acharya is a lawyer and policy specialist The authors would like to thank Sven Herpig, Lisa interested in privacy, technology, freedom of expression, Gutermuth, Julia Schuetze, Andrea Hackl, and our other and the internet. He is a graduate of the National Law external reviewers for their input and comments on School of India University, Bangalore, and the University of this paper. This paper does not necessarily reflect their California, Berkeley. views. As well, we appreciate the extensive help of New America’s staff and fellows for their support on this project. Kevin Bankston is the Director of New America’s Open Technology Institute, where he works to ensure universal access to communications technologies that are both open and secure. He has previously worked as a digital About New America rights attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy & Technology, and the ACLU. New America is committed to renewing American politics, prosperity, and purpose in the Digital Age. We generate big ideas, bridge the gap between technology and policy, and is a co-director of the Cybersecurity Ross Schulman curate broad public conversation. We combine the best of Initiative and senior policy counsel at New America’s Open a policy research institute, technology laboratory, public Technology Institute, where he focuses on cybersecurity, forum, media platform, and a venture capital fund for encryption, surveillance, and internet governance. Prior to ideas. We are a distinctive community of thinkers, writers, joining OTI, Ross worked for Google.
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