Lawmakers Question FBI's Push for Backdoors in Encrypted Devices

NextGov: A bipartisan crew of 10 House lawmakers took FBI Director Christopher Wray to task Friday following an inspector general report that found the bureau rushed to court to force Apple to help it break into the encrypted iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook in 2015 without exploring other options.

Ultimately, the FBI withdrew its case against Apple when an unnamed third party offered to sell the bureau a tool to break into the phone without Apple’s help—a tool that a separate FBI division knew was nearly complete when the FBI first brought the Apple case, the IG found.

Read article

Share