Most recently that debate has focused on encryption: whether technology companies should be able to develop programs that encrypt their users’ messages so securely that no one but their intended recipients – not even governments – can read them. It is a debate to which governments and citizens everywhere should pay attention.
华盛顿—自爱德华·斯诺登（Edward Snowden）揭露美国国安局监控全球公民和领导人以来，美国掀起了一场关于国家安全和个人隐私和自由之间的恰当平衡的争论。这场争论最新的焦点是加密技术：科技公司是否应该开发加密用户信息的程序，让除了传送对象之外的所有人——哪怕是政府——都无法读取这些信息。这场争论全世界各国政府和公民都应该关注。