By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Password-protected cellphones have become a big problem for the FBI.
Since Oct. 1, the bureau has been unable to unlock 13% of the password-protected phones that were part of an investigation, a top bureau official told a House panel Tuesday.
Investigators are having a tougher time than ever cracking into phones since data encryption has become stronger, the USA Today reports.
“Clearly, that presents us with a challenge,” Amy Hess, executive assistant director of the FBI’s science and technology branch, told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Congress is debating whether to pass legislation that would make it easier for law enforcement to bypass security features.
