Trump election ignites fears over US encryption, surveillance policy

Censorship issue?: Trump's campaign featured numerous broadsides against the tech sector, including calls for closing off parts of the Internet

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO:  Donald Trump's surprise election victory has alarmed technology companies and civil libertarians fearful that a self-described 'law and order' president will attempt to expand surveillance programs and rejoin a long-running battle over government access to encrypted information.

Trump's campaign featured numerous broadsides against the tech sector, including calls for closing off parts of the Internet to limit militant Islamist propaganda and urging a boycott of Apple Inc products over the company's refusal to help the FBI unlock an iPhone associated with last year’s San Bernardino, California shootings.