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FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May be the 'Remedy'

posted by mrpg on Sunday July 22 2018, @07:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-opinion-is-encrypted dept.

MrPlow writes:

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that unless the U.S. government and private industry are able to come to a compromise on the issue of default encryption on consumer devices, legislation may be how the debate is ultimately decided.

"I think there should be [room for compromise]," Wray said Wednesday night at a national security conference in Aspen, Colorado. "I don't want to characterize private conversations we're having with people in the industry. We're not there yet for sure. And if we can't get there, there may be other remedies, like legislation, that would have to come to bear."

Wray described the issue of “Going Dark” because of encryption as a "significant" and "growing" problem for federal, state and local law enforcement as well as foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He claims strong encryption on mobile phones keeps law enforcement from gaining access to key evidence as it relates to active criminal investigations.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by exaeta on Monday July 23 2018, @12:17AM (2 children)

    by exaeta (6957) on Monday July 23 2018, @12:17AM (#710959) Homepage Journal

    We must not allow the government to destroy our civil liberties. There is no justification for allowing encryption backdoors. I don't think they are constitutional, given that encryption backdoors are a form of self incrimination because it suggests that you are required to hand your communications over to the government. The government doesn't have that authority. Any attempt to take it is tyranny. And we should remove any politician who would attempt passing such unconstitutional legislation.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @12:42AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @12:42AM (#710971)

    Don't like it? Then move to Liberia and live with all the other libertarians, but don't come crying to us when the terrorists rape your children.

    • (Score: 2, Touché) by exaeta on Tuesday July 24 2018, @06:19PM

      by exaeta (6957) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @06:19PM (#711810) Homepage Journal

      Because our current system, which is not currently filled with terrorists attacking us, will soon be filled with terrorists UNLESS we ban encryption right away!!!!1!!!1!!one!!

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