Title: Tech companies express 'deep concerns' about encryption bill in open letter to Senators Post by: HCK on April 21, 2016, 04:05:20 pm Tech companies express 'deep concerns' about encryption bill in open letter to Senators
Four big tech coalitions have teamed up to write an open letter to two senators in opposition to a bill that would require smartphone manufacturers to decrypt data for law enforcement on demand. Apple, Google, and Facebook are amongst the companies that these coalitions represent, and the letter expresses their "deep concerns" surrounding the proposed bill. The letter is addressed to Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein, and is signed by Reform Government Surveillance, the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, and the Entertainment Software Association. The full letter, which was posted online to the Reform Government Surveillance blog (via The Verge), can be read below. Letter to Chairman Burr and Vice-Chairman Feinstein Regarding Encryption April 19, 2016 The Honorable Richard Burr Chairman Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein Vice-Chairman Select Co... Source: Tech companies express 'deep concerns' about encryption bill in open letter to Senators (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/YD7VvowyVSI/tech-companies-express-deep-concerns-about-encryption-bill-open-letter-senators) |