Guardians of Your Galaxy S7: Encryption Backdoors and the First Amendment
On December 2, 2015, two armed individuals killed fourteen people in San Bernardino, California. In the aftermath of the shooting, investigators began looking into evidence they could obtain from the shooters' electronic devices. However, when they did so, they were met with a roadblock: encryption. Encryption is everywhere, from toasters to televisions. Encryption is the key to privacy in the digital era; it makes secure online banking, trading, and purchasing possible. The use of