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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCounter-terrorism, ethics and technology
Subtitle of host publicationEmerging challenges at the frontiers of Counter-terrorism
EditorsAdam Henschke, Alastair Reed, Scott Robbins, Seumas Miller
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherSpringer
Chapter9
Pages139-154
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783030902209, 9783030902230
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications
ISSN (Print)1613-5113
ISSN (Electronic)2363-9466

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