Going dark? Where to take German policies on encryption

As the encryption debate continues, companies should not be the only ones drawing the line between individual privacy and security online. At the same time, it is necessary to limit the capacities of German law enforcement agencies and ensure they are working within their legal mandate. These were some of the key arguments from the workshop led by Mirko Hohmann and Carl Michaelis during the second Bridging Gaps conference on ​“Data Security in Germany,” held in Berlin on November 25 and 26.