Cryptographer Matthew Green warns that AI-driven software security improvements could make traditional encryption bypasses obsolete, causing U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies to lose access to encrypted communications. The post argues this 'going dark' phenomenon threatens both surveillance capabilities and the broader privacy ecosystem that depends on competitive encryption pressure.
Background
Matthew Green is a Johns Hopkins cryptographer and Usenix Security conference speaker. The 'going dark' debate has been ongoing since the FBI vs Apple 2016 lockout dispute over San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026 at 08:50 PM
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- 7.0 / 10