Vice News Employees Charged With Terrorism In Turkey… Because They Used Encryption


If you thought US law enforcement’s freakout about “going dark” due to encryption was insane, leave it to Turkey to take the insanity to new levels. Two journalists and a “fixer” working for Vice News in Turkey were arrested and charged with “engaging in terrorist activity” because they used the same encryption tools that ISIS uses. Really.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150901/22404532138/vice-news-employees-charged-with-terrorism-turkey-because-they-used-encryption.shtml