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Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate

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papers.ssrn.com|32 points|12 comments|by iamnothere|Jul 23, 2026

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Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: E2EE and the "Going Dark" Debate

Introduction: The Evolution of the Crypto Wars

Fifteen years ago, the digital landscape was characterized by a burgeoning trust in centralized cloud services and a relatively permissive environment for data interception. Today, we find ourselves in the midst of "Crypto Wars 2.0." The shift from simple transport encryption to End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) has fundamentally altered the relationship between the state, the service provider, and the citizen.

The central tension lies in the concept of "Going Dark"—a term championed by law enforcement agencies to describe the phenomenon where legal authority to intercept communications exists, but the technical means to do so have vanished.

The Technical Paradigm Shift

In the early era of