Weakness in digital communications systems allows security to be bypassed, leaving users at risk of being spied on.
![Insecurity of our digital systems should be improved to limit surveillance by totalitarian governments, writes Schneier [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/e352cae1352f4004a6b4f434b2af824a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Bruce Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Weakness in digital communications systems allows security to be bypassed, leaving users at risk of being spied on.
![Insecurity of our digital systems should be improved to limit surveillance by totalitarian governments, writes Schneier [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/e352cae1352f4004a6b4f434b2af824a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)