Justice Department waves legislative stick at tech sector over encryption
If U.S.-based tech companies don’t find a way to allow cops with a warrant to access to encrypted communications — a move derided as a crypto backdoor by critics — the Trump administration may propose legislation to force them, according to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Addressing law enforcement officials at an anti-terrorism conference in Utah, Rosenstein went further than other officials have this year in threatening the tech sector with legislative action that would compel them to provide technical means for court-ordered wiretaps or device searches. “I hope that technology companies will work with us to stop criminals from defeating law enforcement. Otherwise, legislation may be necessary,” he warned. He recalled the aftermath of the San Bernardino terror attack, when Apple successfully fought off court orders aimed at forcing it to create a backdoor into the iPhone used by the shooter. “Unfortunately, some companies are unwilling to help enforce court orders to […]
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