While we should not hesitate to deploy encryption to protect ourselves from cybercriminals, this should not be done in a way that eviscerates society's ability to defend itself against other types of criminal threats. In other words, making our virtual world more secure should not come at the expense of making us more vulnerable in the real world.

From the Founding Era onward, there was strong consensus about the centrality of religious liberty in the United States.

While encryption protects against cyberattacks, deploying it in warrant-proof form jeopardizes public safety more generally.

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