They often walk hand in hand --- It's worth keeping in mind that, quite often, the dichotomy between security and human rights is a false one. I've seen, in Internet Governance spaces, law enforcement attacking cryptography and saying it should be banned outright as criminals use it — meanwhile, other law enforcement professionals will recognize that cryptography is essential nowadays as it protects e-commerce, privacy, personal data and much more. To bring a more emphatic example to the discussion, cryptography (security) and human rights often walk hand in hand when it comes to whistleblowing against grave human rights abuses. Kurbalija's Introduction to Internet Governance has a brief section about false dichotomies in Internet policy debate, it's worth checking out.

Source author: Gustavo Paiva gdp.direito@gmail.com