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FBI Director: Mobile encryption could lead us to 'very dark place'
Via Wes
Summary: Apple's and Google's encryption plans have not gone down well with US law enforcement, and the agency's director says the companies are leading us down a dark path.
FBI Director James Comey believes that in a “post-Snowden” world, the pendulum has swung too far — and unchecked encryption could lead us all to a “dark, dark place” where criminals walk free.
Speaking at an event at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., Comey said that public misconceptions over the data collected by the US government and technological capabilities of agencies such as the NSA have encouraged heightened encryption — but the consequences could be dire.
The FBI chief, who has been in his post just over a year, said that “the law hasn't kept pace with technology, and this disconnect has created a significant public safety problem.” In particular, “Going Dark” worries law enforcement the most — the spectre of facing black spots in surveillance, and not being able to gather or access evidence related to suspected criminals.
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/11/fbi-director-mobile-encryption-could.html
