FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, public

guest · May 22, 2018

FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, public
May 22, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...68ae90-5dce-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html

The FBI has repeatedly provided grossly inflated statistics to Congress and the public about the extent of problems posed by encrypted cellphones, claiming investigators were locked out of nearly 7,800 devices connected to crimes last year when the correct number was much smaller, probably between 1,000 and 2,000, The Washington Post has learned.

The FBI’s admission is likely to fuel further criticism from lawmakers, privacy advocates, and tech companies, and hinder the bureau’s public efforts to address encryption issues.

Lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to get more details about the FBI’s claims. Officials say they plan to provide updated information to congressional committees and individual lawmakers.
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RockLobster · May 22, 2018

The false narrative here is that backdooring encryption would prevent crime.
Anyone who is criminal and smart enough to leave no evidence of their crimes EXCEPT what is encrypted on their phones is also smart enough to stop using them altogether to discuss criminally related activity if and when encryption is backdoored/sidedoored.

Then the only ones still doing that would be the dumb petty criminals that leave plenty of other evidence behind them for law enforcement to find if they wanted to get off their computer desk and do some real police work, but they would rather jeopardize the security of everyone else's data before they do that because people that self incriminate by what they have on their phones make for easy arrest and conviction.

Minimalist · May 29, 2018

In the dark about 'going dark'

We can now add “a growing lack of trustworthiness on encryption-related topics” to the FBI’s list of problems.

Recent reports have shown the FBI’s encryption argument is not only wrong, but greatly exaggerates the problem’s magnitude. This comes on the heels of a shocking report by the Department of Justice’s Inspector General, suggesting that some FBI staff purposely slowed efforts to unlock Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting to pressure Apple to build a backdoor. These two episodes are troubling; lawmakers should demand a thorough accounting of the FBI’s actions and the public deserves full transparency about the true nature of the FBI’s encryption problem.
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https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-going-dark-encryption-ari-schwartz-op-ed/

guest · Jul 19, 2018

FBI director: Without compromise on encryption, legislation may be the 'remedy'
July 19, 2018
https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-director-without-compromise-encryption-legislation-may-remedy/

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that unless the U.S. government and private industry are able to come to a compromise on the issue of default encryption on consumer devices, legislation may be how the debate is ultimately decided.

“I think there should be [room for compromise],” Wray said Wednesday night at a national security conference in Aspen, Colorado.

Wray described the issue of “Going Dark” because of encryption as a “significant” and “growing” problem for federal, state and local law enforcement as well as foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He claims strong encryption on mobile phones keeps law enforcement from gaining access to key evidence as it relates to active criminal investigations.
“People are less safe as a result of it,” he said.
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