Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning

Our increasing reliance on digital technology for personal, economic, and
government affairs has made it essential to secure the communications and
devices of private citizens, businesses, and governments. This has led to
pervasive use of cryptography across society. Despite its evident
advantages, law enforcement and national security agencies have argued that
the spread of cryptography has hindered access to evidence and
intelligence. Some in industry and government now advocate a new technology
to access targeted data: client-side scanning (CSS). Instead …

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