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James Comey is the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Encryption

We Could Not Look the Survivors in the Eye if We Did Not Follow this Lead

James Comey   Sun, Feb 21, 2016, 9:03 PM

The San Bernardino litigation isn't about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. It is about the victims and justice. Fourteen people were slaughtered and many more had their lives and bodies ruined. We owe them a thorough and professional investigation under law. That's what this is. The American people should expect nothing less from the FBI.

Encryption

Encryption, Public Safety, and "Going Dark"

James Comey   Mon, Jul 6, 2015, 10:38 AM
I am worried we are talking past each other with respect to "Going Dark," so let me try to frame it in a way that I hope is fair-minded and provides a basis for healthy discussion: These are things I believe to be true: 1. The logic of encryption will bring us, in the not-to-distant future, to a place where devices and data in motion are protected by universal strong encryption.