Senate Intelligence Committee split on encryption response

[LiberalArkie]

Word circulated Thursday afternoon that Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) was considering an anti-encryption plan that "would penalize companies refusing to help decipher encrypted messages," a response to Apple's refusal of a court order requested by the FBI to break the encryption on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernandino shooters for his work. Later in the day, however, the Wall Street Journal reported that a Burr spokesperson is not considering criminal penalties in his proposal. That could be a result of how hard it would be to get committee approval for criminalization.

In an op-ed published on USA Today, Burr admitted that while Apple's compliance could have "national security implications", the information on the iPhone could have a "drastic effect on criminal cases across the country".
Burr went on to question Apple's decision to oppose the order, pointing out the company has complied with others previously. [...]

Similarly, in an interview with PBS NewsHour, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged Apple to comply, saying the work her and Burr are currently undertaking to introduce a Bill should "not be necessary".

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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/19/1487821/-Senate-Intelligence-Committee-split-on-encryption-response

[LAGC]

1. DINO DiFi has never come across a Republican-sponsored government snooping plan she doesn't love.

She needs to retire already.

[noretreatnosurrender]

3. You beat me to it

I agree she needs to retire and take Dutch Ruppersberger with her

[LAGC]

4. Great minds...

[daa]

7. Agree

Wasn't she pissed when the CIA spied on her ass? And they wonder why Bernie or Trump are leading.

[noretreatnosurrender]

2. Ron Wyden

is correct on this. I wish Feinstein would retire.

[Trajan]

5. Ron Wyden is INCORRECT on TPP ...

An author of that infernal trade bill ... He supports it, along with Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenour ...

Unbelievable treachery from our own 'liberal democrat' reps in Oregon

[PoliticAverse]

6. "not considering criminal penalties" - so just fines. Which means hurt small companies...

while big companies just will consider it a "cost of doing business".