"If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and bigotry, erode social trust, undermine respectable journalism, foster doubts about science, and engage in massive surveillance all at once, you would make something a lot like Facebook,...

For folks attending Crypto 2018, the 38th International Cryptology Conference, don't miss this internationally-focused panel on surveillance and encryption. Organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn will examine recent international and U.S. governmental efforts to control encryption and limit user security...