FBI Director James Comey told a Boston audience that “ubiquitous strong encryption” – the kind now available on most smartphones and other digital devices – is threatening to undermine the “bargain” that he said has balanced privacy and security in the US since its founding. Actually, he went further, declaring that such default encryption “shatters” […]
The hacker who exposed Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account never gained access to her private server, FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday. The hacker “Guccifer,” whose real name is Marcel Lehel Lazar, hacked the email account of longtime Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal — and claimed he broke into the server Clinton used when […]
FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that strong encryption technology is stymieing the execution of court orders, insisting that companies should adjust their business models to accommodate law enforcement. “There are plenty of companies today that provide secure services to their customers and still comply with court orders,” Comey told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. […]
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