By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that Apple and Google have “gone too far” by offering cell phones that are fully encrypted, the New York Times reports.
Comey hinted that federal action should be taken to prevent companies from offering phones that make it impossible for law enforcement to access e-mails, text messages and photos.
Critics counter that Americans have the right to prevent government violating their privacy.
Whatever the case, the new software, which encrypts data by default, will make it more difficult for law enforcement to conduct investigations. The fear is that more technology companies will follow suit.
“We may get to a place where the U.S. Congress forces” companies to stop offering the software.
