Just a few weeks after the US government effectively conceded defeat in its efforts to force tech companies to introduce backdoors into their software, the issue is being pulled back onto the table.
Both FBI director James Comey and deputy CTO Ed Felten have reopened discussions: Comey stating that tech companies like Apple and Google should simply stop offering end-to-end encryption; Felten asking for people to send in their comments on this “critical conversation.” The moves follow a number of responses from politicians after gun attacks in Paris and California, including President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register
