31 Aug Data encryption will ‘victimize’ tech vendors, FBI Director James Comey says
FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday said the bureau plans to engage the public in an adult conversation about the impending collision between electronic privacy and national security — an issue as prominent in healthcare as perhaps any other industry today.
Americans should have a reasonable expectation of privacy in houses, cars and electronic devices, Comey said, but that doesn’t mean it’s an absolute right.
“With good reason, the people of the United States — through judges and law enforcement — can invade our public spaces,” Comey said, explaining that the bargain has been an essential fabric of the country since its founding.