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欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Today's word is important in the debate about technology that hides data even from government investigators: encryption.
今天的词汇与向政府调查人员隐藏数据的科技争论有关：加密。
Apple and other tech companies want strong encryption to protect their customers.
苹果和其他的科技公司想要用强大的加密技术来保护他们的客户。
The FBI wants access to encrypted data to investigate serious crimes.
而联邦调查局则想要得到加密的数据来调查重大犯罪。

Encryption is a way to make digital information secure.
加密是使电子信息处于安全状态的一种方法。
It is meant to permit access only to those meant to receive a message or data.
它只为应收到信息或数据的人提供途径。
But, it can also prevent law officers from finding evidence of possible crimes.
但是，它也会阻止法律工作人员寻找可能的犯罪证据。