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Bill Would Compel Companies to Break Encryption

Apr 8, 2016, 9:02 AM by Eric M. Zeman

A new bill introduced by members of the House and Senate would force smartphone makers to crack encryption on devices any time law enforcement asks. A draft of the bill, submitted by Senators Diane Feinstein of California and Richard Burr of North Carolina, says tech firms "must provide in a timely manner responsive, intelligible information or data, or appropriate technical assistance to obtain such information." Feinstein and Burr have been threatening such legislation since last year, but the notion has taken a new direction ever since the FBI asked Apple to help decrypt an iPhone and Apple refused. The bill doesn't spell out criminal or civil penalties that might be involved for companies that refuse. If passed into law, the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 would largely negate the benefits of using encryption on mobile devices, which are meant to protect personal information.

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mobilemadness

Apr 8, 2016, 11:17 AM

How the game works

You have our government importing folks from regions that want to Jihad our butts. So you bring them in, then take away American's freedoms as a result of their bad behavior. Like here, we have to let the government look at our phones because we now have tons of Jihadists in this country that our government let move here. I guess it's a small price to pay for political correctness. Believe me, the government wasn't too upset over 9-11, because it was the perfect excuse they needed to start the police spy state we're living in now-thanks to their open border policies.

andrewbearpig

Tin foil hat much? Though i dont agree the government should force companies to do thT

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Jarahawk

No. The Patriot Act was just what they always dreamed of. Sheep marching to the slaughter. When one exchanges freedom for security one ends up a slave.

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