FBI director James Comey, in a speech last week at the Brookings Institute, reiterated his concerns about encryption built into iOS 8 and Android stymieing law enforcement.
“I’m a huge believer in the rule of law, but I also believe that no one in this country should be beyond the law,” he said. However, the law has not kept pace with technology, and “we have the legal authority to intercept and access communications information pursuant to a court order — but we often lack the technical ability to do that,” Comey explained.
So, how did they dig up the dirt on the bad guys before cell phones and computers? Maybe the investigators have been dumbed down by technology?
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FBI’s Comey Argues Against Encryption: Trust Us
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 20, 2014 08:44 AMFBI director James Comey, in a speech last week at the Brookings Institute, reiterated his concerns about encryption built into iOS 8 and Android stymieing law enforcement.
“I’m a huge believer in the rule of law, but I also believe that no one in this country should be beyond the law,” he said. However, the law has not kept pace with technology, and “we have the legal authority to intercept and access communications information pursuant to a court order — but we often lack the technical ability to do that,” Comey explained.