Anyone who has ever said that there is no such thing as too much security when it comes to data on mobile devices has clearly never worked for federal law enforcement. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder followed up the announcement of his resignation last week with a critique of both Apple and Google for encrypting their phones to the point that it interferes with federal officials’ ability to break into them against their owner’s will.
On official legal business, of course.
“It is fully possible to permit law enforcement to do its job while still adequately protecting personal privacy,” Holder said in a speech before the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online, reports 9to5Mac.
Holder is the second official in as many weeks to condemn Apple and Google for pushing smartphone data encryption that prevents law enforcement from accessing data devices that are locked up to prevent data removal. Last week, FBI Director James Comey critiqued both tech giants for marketing services that are “above the law.”
The expressions of dissatisfaction by federal officials follows public statements by Apple CEO Tim Cook about how secure the new iPhone is.
“If the government laid a subpoena on us to get your iMessages, we can’t provide it. It’s encrypted and we don’t have the key,” Cook To Charlie Rose.
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