Cybersecurity
Senators’ Encryption Measure Adds New Fuel to Apple-FBI Debate
- `Terrorists are increasingly using encryption,' Feinstein says
- Internet Association rejects proposal to require access
Senators Unveil Draft Encryption Bill
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Technology and Internet companies would have to provide government agencies with access to data when served with a court order under long-awaited draft legislation crafted by two top senators.
The proposal adds fuel to a fight being waged most visibly between Apple Inc. and the FBI over whether companies must give law enforcement agencies access to e-mails, texts, phone calls and other data that’s increasingly being encrypted into scrambled code to protect against hackers.