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Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland
- samstave 6y ago>*The use of encrypted messaging by lone offenders and small violent extremist cells may obscure operational indicators that provide specific warning of a pending act of violence. >*Messaging from foreign terrorist organizations, including al-Qa‘ida and ISIS, intended to inspire U.S.-based homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) continues to amplify narratives related to exploiting protests. HVEs, who have typically conducted attacks against soft targets, mass gatherings, and law enforcement, remain a threat to the Homeland.* --- Interesting post by DHS, WRT stating the concern is exploiting encryption to evade detection. Of course "they" will, but that doesnt make encryption bad.
- uniqueid 6y agoOf course "they" will, but that doesnt make encryption bad. That statement arbitrarily frames the problem as a binary, which is misleading. Encryption is certainly more bad if terrorists use it to carry out violent attacks, than it would be if they did not.