The FBI's Encryption ‘Debate’ Is Going Nowhere
It’s been a year and a half since US law enforcement agencies resumed their campaign trying to ban strong end-to-end encryption, and it’s pretty clear that the resulting “debate” is going nowhere.
In the Senate, legislation seeking to block companies from offering encryption that can’t be deciphered with a court order has stalled. California and New York are advancing bills of their own that would ban the sale of encrypted devices in those states, taking aim directly at Apple, which provoked the FBI in 2014 by implementing encryption schemes on iOS devices that even they can’t circumvent. And yesterday in the House, resident computer scientist Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the ENCRYPT Act, which would ban encryption bans.
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