Schuster, Stefanvan den Berg, MelleLarrucea, XabierSlewe, TonIde-Kostic, Peter2017-02-01Schuster , S , van den Berg , M , Larrucea , X , Slewe , T & Ide-Kostic , P 2017 , ' Mass surveillance and technological policy options: Improving security of private communications : Improving security of private communications ' , Computer Standards & Interfaces , vol. 50 , pp. 76-82 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2016.09.0111872-7018researchoutputwizard: 11556/375Publisher Copyright: © 2016 The AuthorsThe 2013 Snowden revelations ignited a vehement debate on the legitimacy and breadth of intelligence operations that monitor the Internet and telecommunications worldwide. The ongoing invasion of the private sphere of individuals around the world by governments and companies is an issue that is handled inadequately using current technological and organizational measures. This article(1) argues that in order to retain a vital and vibrant Internet, its basic infrastructure needs to be strengthened considerably. We propose a number of technical and political options, which would contribute to improving the security of the Internet. It focuses on the debates around end-to-end encryption and anonymization, as well as on policies addressing software and hardware vulnerabilities and weaknesses of the Internet architecture7541956enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal article10.1016/j.csi.2016.09.011SurveillancePolicyEncryptionPrivacySurveillancePolicyEncryptionPrivacySoftwareHardware and ArchitectureLawFunding InfoThis work has been partially funded by the European Parliament, under the following contract number: 03210-02-00/5127/98400This work has been partially funded by the European Parliament, under the following contract number: 03210-02-00/5127/98400http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991583773&partnerID=8YFLogxK