The director of the National Security FBI believes should be required that backdoors are built. Law in the development of software Already left the FBI is negative about Apple and Google, which ensure that data is encrypted on smartphones and tablets.
Director James Comey revealed previously not happy with the recent practices of Apple and Google. In response to the revelations of Edward Snowden companies took measures to ensure privacy. Users better Apple may no longer unlock devices running iOS 8 (review) and not on the stored data, Google Android 5.0 switches at Lollipop standard encryption of personal information. The tone is put Comey and thinks that other companies will follow suit. Eventually
Comey therefore believes that the American government has to put steps. Technology companies should be required to build so that certain parties have to be desired, such as suspicions of child pornography, kidnapping or other criminal activity. Backdoors in their software Does not happen, then the criminals a big ace in the hole.
When asked Comey was little to say about the risks that stick to installing backdoors in software. Access that is created for the government may be being abused by other parties such as governments from other countries and hackers. Also advised a committee of the White House earlier that the weakening of encryption is not a good idea.
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