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Barr Blasts Tech Companies Over Encrypted Messaging Apps

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The attorney general said end-to-end encryption creates “law-free zones insulated from legitimate scrutiny.”

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Attorney General William Barr blasted tech companies for deploying end-to-end encryption and called for tech companies to redesign apps to allow the government to access encrypted data.

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