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Trump, tech leaders avoided encryption and surveillance talk at summit

Trump, tech leaders avoided encryption and surveillance talk at summit

December 15, 2016

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A Wednesday summit between some of the most powerful people in technology and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump covered a wide ground but avoided discussion on two of the biggest issues facing the industry: the use of encryption and government surveillance.

Trump’s team called the meeting the start of “a conversation and partnership in order to spark innovation and create more jobs in the U.S.” and said it could be repeated as often as once a quarter once he assumes the presidency.

 Many in Silicon Valley had been vocal opponents of Trump prior to the election, but in meeting executives of the region’s biggest companies on Wednesday, Trump sought to gain their support. In particular, he asked them for “specific innovative solutions that have been blocked by narrow thinking in Washington,” his team said in a statement.

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