drive-encryptWe’re sure many weren’t too pleased that the FBI Director had hinted that the agency could be thinking about taking action against the likes of Apple and Google, both of whom have recently introduced encryption features that would basically make it impossible for them to unlock a user’s smartphone from their end.

This is great for users as it means that law enforcement agencies will not be able to spy on their phones, at least not as easily as before, and now what seems like even more great news is that Congress does not appear to have FBI Director James Comey’s back. While official action has yet to be filed, members of Congress have tweeted that they doubt they believe such a law would have a chance of being passed.

According to republican Darrell Issa, “The FBI and Justice Department must be more accountable – tough sell for them to now ask the American people for more surveillance power.” Democrat Zoe Lofgren added that Comey’s proposal would have a “zero chance” of being passed, with Senator Ron Wyden stating that he did not believe more than a handful of lawmakers would actually get behind such a legislation.

Now in the face of opposition from both members of the government and the public, will Comey be backing down from his quest? We guess we’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime it looks like users can rest assured that their privacy is still protected.

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