FBI overstates encryption stats - but there`s no number high enough
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FBI repeatedly overstating encryption threat figures to Congress and to the U.S. public is sloppy, but privacy is critical even if the number was one. The FBI wants companies like Apple to provide back doors into operating systems like iOS, and one of the reasons is the number of encrypted devices the bureau has and wants access to. But, that number may not be what the FBI has been reporting. From The Washington Post: 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. I know some people will latch onto the numbers or the errors in counting. But I don`t think we should be distracted by that. The right to privacy shouldn`t vary if it`s one person or everybody. That`s what makes it a ri...