Google Exec Turned Obama Official Won’t Describe Magic Solution to Encryption Debate
The new mantra of Obama administration officials is that strong encryption and the government's ability to decode it are somehow reconcilable.
Jenna McLaughlin
Jenna McLaughlin is a former Reporter at The Intercept covering surveillance and national security. She previously covered national security and foreign policy at Mother Jones magazine as an editorial fellow. There, she published a deep-dive investigation into the self-proclaimed “freedom fighter” Matthew VanDyke and his mission, entrenched in problems, to train the Assyrian Christians of Iraq to fight the Islamic State. She routinely covered the Pentagon's sexual assault problem, putting pressure on Lackland Air Force base and others to address issues with reporting and preventing assaults. Her coverage of ISIS has been cited by recent novels and other stories on the subject, and her coverage of Twitter and its relationship to privacy and counterterrorism has been referenced in congressional testimony. She has also published multiple freelance articles with the National Journal, and previously worked for Baltimore City Paper and DC Magazine.
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