A memo prepared for privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien stated it would be difficult for any one country to weaken or ban encryption technology. ( Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS )OTTAWA—As Canadian police push for more power in the online world, documents obtained by the Star suggest privacy-protecting encryption software is here to stay. A memo prepared for Daniel Therrien, the privacy commissioner, stated it would be difficult for any one country to weaken or ban encryption technology. In 2015, encryption technology supported almost $342 billion in e-commerce transactions. Congressman Michael McCaul, the Republican chair of the security committee, reiterated that call in an email to the Star Friday.

Source: thestar November 21, 2016 11:03 UTC