Will Silicon Valley work with state to stop Islamic State’s recruitment drive?
WASHINGTON — Perhaps one of the most revealing parts of Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate came in something that was not said.More than halfway through the event in Charleston, South Carolina, the candidates were asked about the role of technology companies in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in helping to stop groups like the Islamic State terror network from recruiting new militants and communicating with one another.Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley both spoke about the need for Silicon Valley to do more, although they offered careful caveats that personal privacy should be respected.When it was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s turn, she suggested that perhaps major changes were under way, beyond the minimal action that had so far been publicly disclosed.First, she praised a January 8 meeting top White House, law enforcement, homeland security and intelligence officials held with technology leaders to discuss ways to...
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