Introduction
People can be divided according to different issues. In regards to “strong encryption” dependence, people are divided in those, who encrypt, and those, who do not encrypt. Nowadays, a number of discussions and misunderstandings take place around the term “strong encryption” and its importance for society. Many American states and several European countries support the idea of banning strong encryption. However, there are also such countries like Netherlands that are eager to give many facts in favor of strong encryption. The point is that not all people are aware of this term and its characteristics. Therefore, before defining strong encryption as a moral, legal, or even economic issue, it is necessary to comprehend it as a matter of social convention and make sure that all people know what social encryption means and how it may influence a human life.
General facts about strong encryption
It is easy to find a definition of strong encryption online and get an idea of what it means. However, even if the definition is memorized, not many people are able to comprehend its essence, worth, and possible impact on society. Strong encryption is a type of communication that can be protected and hidden against any kind of cryptographic analysis and available and readable to an intended group of people only. People try to invent and develop new programs and methods on how to recode information in such messages. However, strong encryption aims at creating a powerful protection. Much time and effort are necessary to decrypt the required portion of information. As a rule, not all attempts to decrypt information are successful.
Strong encryption and morality
The governments of many countries and the representatives of several American states admit that strong encryption is a serious threat to people and their security. In the light of the terroristic attacks in Paris and California, the Obama administration starts making several attempts to ban encrypted communication (Peterson par. 10). Politicians and military representatives want to change the conditions under which people may communicate and use the idea of safety measurements to support their positions. However, it is necessary to remember that the Internet belongs to people around the whole globe, and the governments do not have the rights to control it or define the conditions under which people may use it (Peterson par. 2). Many organizations try to raise the importance of moral issues in banning strong encryption.
Strong encryption as a matter of social convention
Still, it is necessary to understand that not all people know enough about strong encryption and the abilities people can get with it. Many people continue using the Internet as they did it several years ago and enjoy the possibilities they get. To make strong encryption an ethical issue, it is necessary to introduce strong encryption as a matter of social convention first. People should know as much as possible about the positive and negative aspects of strong encryption and make their independent decisions about the importance of its support or banning. American is one of the countries that have been promoting the idea of personal freedoms for a long period of time. As soon as the government of the country sees the threat of freedom, it tries to ban it in a short period. Such example should bother society and make people think about other opportunities that can be banned by the government as soon as they are identified as a threat.
Conclusion
In general, society should understand that the intentions to gain control over everything are useless. It is not an attempt to save people. It is just the way to make people think about other more dangerous ways to overcome the law and achieve the goals set.
References
Peterson, Andrea. “Debate over Encryption Isn’t just Happening in the US.” NZ Herald (2016). Web.