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Congressmen Write Comey Opposing Encryption Backdoor

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

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Congressmen Write Comey Opposing Encryption Backdoor

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Technology of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Two key members of Congress wrote FBI Director James Comey on Monday to express their opposition to a proposal for companies to allow an encryption back door for law enforcement in their services.While acknowledging the role of law enforcement, “we strongly, but respectfully, disagree with the FBI’s proposal to force private sector companies to weaken the security of their products and services by creating a “backdoor” that allows law enforcement to circumvent encryption technology,” Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Chairman of…

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