Privacy, Encryption and Counter-Terrorism

Book Chapter (2021)
Author(s)

Seumas Miller (TU Delft - Ethics & Philosophy of Technology, Charles Sturt University, University of Oxford)

Terry Bossomaier (Charles Sturt University)

Research Group
Ethics & Philosophy of Technology
Copyright
© 2021 S.R.M. Miller, Terry Bossomaier
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90221-6_9
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
Copyright
© 2021 S.R.M. Miller, Terry Bossomaier
Research Group
Ethics & Philosophy of Technology
Pages (from-to)
139-154
ISBN (electronic)
978-3-030-90221-6
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Abstract

Privacy is an important moral right but so is security, including security from terrorist attacks. Encryption protects privacy rights but also affords protection to terrorists and impedes legitimate counter-terrorist operations. This chapter analyses this ethical dilemma.