Privacy in the digital realm has become a hot topic. There has always been a debate about to what degree law enforcement and intelligence agencies should be allowed to snoop on what many of us would consider private communications. But that discussion became supercharged following the leaks by Edward Snowden and seem to be coming to a head, not least with recent court battles between Apple and the FBI. In this interview, Javvad Malik of AlienVault shares his thoughts about the issues being raised by the fight between tech companies and the authorities.