Senate intel chief backs off on bill criminalizing refusal to aid decryption
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/senate-intel-chief-backs-off-on-bill-criminalizing-refusal-to-aid-decryption/ The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr (R-N.C.), is backing off on trial-balloon legislation he floated Thursday that would criminalize Apple's or any other firm's refusal to assist the government's encryption efforts. The change of heart comes on the heels of a whirlwind week surrounding the encryption debate--a week in which a federal judge ordered Apple to aid the authorities in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Soon after came Apple chief Tim Cook's angry response to the order alongside much public debate, and Burr's proposal followed on Thursday. A Burr spokeswoman said on Friday, however, that the lawmaker is "studying" whether to "tighten rules about encryption." - - - For the moment ... --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
