concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: encryption

encryption
type: Concept
broader: investigation techniques
broader: information technology
definition: Encryption is the process of protecting information by rendering it unreadable by anyone without the specific knowledge necessary to decipher it. The advent of wide-scale electronic communication, such as with the Internet and e-mail, has brought the government’s desire to control encryption technology into sharp conflict with First Amendment rights. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Encryption]

information technology
type: Concept
narrower: encryption

investigation techniques
type: Concept
narrower: encryption