Encryption is important because it helps protect data from being read by unauthorized third-parties. Even if we’re not necessarily conducting secretive business deals, the everyday user would no doubt love it if their privacy were protected and that they can use their phones knowing that it is secure.
However US senator John McCain wants to change that. Recently McCain has indicated that he plans to push for the outlawing of encryption protocols that the government cannot crack. We suppose we can see it from the law enforcement side of things, where being able to the crack encryption can lead to uncovering terror plots or exposing other criminals and leading to their arrest.
At the same time given the revealing nature of Edward Snowden’s leaks and how the government was spying on its own people, we can also understand why the general public might not be so eager to let that happen. Recently tech companies like Apple and Google have introduced new encryption policies in which the key to unlocking the information pretty much lies in the hands of its users.
This has irked law enforcement agencies like the FBI to no end. Recently Apple had reiterated that it would be impossible for them to unlock devices unless the user were to hand over their code willingly.