On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) along with the other four “Five Eyes” nations comprising of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, . The so-called intelligence alliance said in the statement that it is in favor of strong encryption, which it points out “plays a crucial role in protecting personal data, privacy, intellectual property, trade secrets and cyber security. The alliance also says that encryption also serves a vital purpose in repressive states to protect journalists, human rights defenders and other vulnerable people.”
