Sunday, April 3, 2016

After Brussels, Calls to Ditch Europe's Freedoms for Security

Officials claim that open borders and encryption 'are putting the lives of European citizens at risk.'

by Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Just one day after the coordinated attacks in Brussels, the resounding cry from governments, media, and national security experts is that we need less freedoms and more security.

As they did in the wake of the Paris attacks, countries across the continent rushed to tighten border security in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's bombings, which killed at least 34 people, striking the airport and a metro station.

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