Crypto battle presents ‘hard choices,’ says federal CIO
The clash between the FBI and Apple over opening up a terrorist killer’s locked iPhone presents a hard choice between compelling arguments, according to Federal CIO Tony Scott.
“It’s a really hard, hard topic,” he said. “I could make an argument on both sides. Strong encryption is important and a backdoor might be a problem,” he said. However, he also said society has an interest in pursuing and prosecuting criminals.
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