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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.
Source: FBI director: Without compromise on encryption, legislation may be the 'remedy'
(Score: 5, Insightful) by https on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:27PM
Fuck that. The only reason crypto isn't outlawed outright now in the US is because people did worry about it. The bastards are relentless. Step zero in fighting back against the malice and idiocy is worrying about it.
Weak crypto means they can take your money and claim (with legal, not mathematical, definitions of proof) that you are the one who spent it. Or that you have a lolita comple^W^W^W are a pedophile. Or were planning to bomb city hall at 12:30. Worry is 100% a reasonable reaction.
Sure, this has played out before. But if you don't worry about it... it will play out differently. THEY ONLY HAVE TO WIN ONCE.
Offended and laughing about it.