But back doors aren\u2019t the answer, others say. Weakening security for everybody doesn\u2019t automatically mean you can catch the bad guys, says Bruce Schneier, a cryptography and security expert who has authored 13 books. \u201cThis notion that encryption suddenly makes this impossible to uncover makes no sense. Encryption isn\u2019t magic,\u201d says Schneier, who is also chief technology officer at Resilient Systems, a cybersecurity company, and a fellow at Harvard University\u2019s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. \u201cIf the FBI, or the Chinese government, or the [National Security Agency] wanted to get into your computer, they\u2019d be in your computer\u201d via advanced hacking.<\/p>\n
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