It's coming from the top. Obama has backed this effort from the start. The White House wants the Burr-Feinstein anti-encryption bill [1]. They've been waiti

It's coming from the top. Obama has backed this effort from the start. The White House wants the Burr-Feinstein anti-encryption bill [1]. They've been waiting for it for months and the press keeps asking about it. From the White House Daily Briefing on March 11 [2], > Q: Can I do the weekly check-in on if you guys have anything to say on the Burr-Feinstein legislation on encryption coming out of the Senate? > MR. EARNEST: I don’t have anything new -- which is to say we continue to be in touch with Congress, and I continue to be personally skeptical -- more broadly, going beyond just this specific legislation, I continue to be a little skeptical of Congress’s ability to handle such a complicated policy area, given Congress’s recent inability to handle even simple things. [1] http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016/02/march-is-encryption-bill-month-hackers-going-after-japans-infrastructure-a-mixed-final-2015-tally-212865 http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016... [2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/14/press-gaggle-press-secretary-en-route-austin-texas-31116 https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/14/press...