Sure, we should just open all information to all governments, right? Who needs a warrant? Who needs due process? Because all of those politicians — with their hands in the pockets of special interests — only have the citizens best interests at heart, right? I mean when has our government ever been corrupt and/or morally bankrupt? Actually, today. When has law enforcement ever overreached? Oh, yeah. Every day this year…
Today, FBI Director James Comey thinks tech companies that offer encryption should “change their business model.”
Despite there still being no solid evidence the attackers benefited from or even used encryption (in at least one case, they coordinated via distinctly unencrypted text messages) law enforcement and national security hawks have used the tragedies to continue pressing tech companies to give the US government access to encrypted communications—even if that means rolling back security and changing the nature of their businesses.
Source: FBI Chief Asks Tech Companies to Stop Offering End-to-End Encryption | Motherboard