Crypto-Politics: Encryption and Democratic Practices in the Digital Era

This book examines current debates about the politics of technology and the future of democratic practices in the digital era.

The volume centres on the debates on digital encryption in Germany and the USA, during the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks, which revolved around the value of privacy and the legitimacy of surveillance practices. Using a discourse analysis of mass media and specialist debates, it shows how these are closely interlinked with technological controversies and how, as...