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Draft Encryption Bill Puts Rule of Law Above Privacy Concerns

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Chairman of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Richard Burr (R), R-North Carolina, speaks with Vice Chair Senator Dianne Feinstein (L), D-California, after attending a closed committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

A discussion draft leaked online of the first legislation to tackle the heated encryption debate that has pit law enforcement agencies seeking access against privacy and consumer advocates lobbying to maintain strong security.

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Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.