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> FBI Director Christopher Wray recently said that law enforcement agencies are “increasingly unable to access” evidence stored on encrypted devices. > Wray is

> FBI Director Christopher Wray recently said that law enforcement agencies are “increasingly unable to access” evidence stored on encrypted devices. > Wray is not telling the whole truth. I wish there was some punishment for Government officials for lying to the public. You can be prosecuted for lying to the FBI, so why shouldn't they be prosecuted for lying to you (the voter, who is supposed to have the power in a democracy)

stronglikedan 9y ago
I would guess it's to reduce the amount of frivolous accusations by people who only think they were lied to or simply disagree. I would imagine that most government officials would spend their day fighting off these accusations, with no time for their official duties.
- acct1771 9y ago
  I'd rather their time be taken up by explaining shit in court as opposed to making backdoor deals.
scrupulusalbion 9y ago
I see two issues here: (1) Whether LE agencies are actually finding it more-and-more difficult to access devices that employ encryption. I think this is plausibly true, simply because there are more such devices being sold than ever before (from the perspective of senior LEOs). (2) Which LE agencies is he talking about? If he is refering to all agencies, then he might be right. Many LE agencies have very limited budgets. However, if he is talking about the more well-funded and competent agencies, then he is probably wrong >I wish there was some punishment for Government officials for lying to the public. You can be prosecuted for lying to the FBI, so why shouldn't they be prosecuted for lying to you Get rid of the punishment for lying to LEOs and it is all fair and equal. They lie to us and we lie to them, both without punishment. It would still be illegal to lie to judges. >(the voter, who is supposed to have the power in a democracy) The purpose of democracy is to use elections to legitimize a limited group of persons to use the power of the State. The power of voters is limited to selecting who will be in that group. The rest of the power of the State is in the power of the hands of those who were selected.

stronglikedan 9y ago

I would guess it's to reduce the amount of frivolous accusations by people who only think they were lied to or simply disagree. I would imagine that most government officials would spend their day fighting off these accusations, with no time for their official duties.

acct1771 9y ago
I'd rather their time be taken up by explaining shit in court as opposed to making backdoor deals.

scrupulusalbion 9y ago

I see two issues here: (1) Whether LE agencies are actually finding it more-and-more difficult to access devices that employ encryption. I think this is plausibly true, simply because there are more such devices being sold than ever before (from the perspective of senior LEOs). (2) Which LE agencies is he talking about? If he is refering to all agencies, then he might be right. Many LE agencies have very limited budgets. However, if he is talking about the more well-funded and competent agencies, then he is probably wrong >I wish there was some punishment for Government officials for lying to the public. You can be prosecuted for lying to the FBI, so why shouldn't they be prosecuted for lying to you Get rid of the punishment for lying to LEOs and it is all fair and equal. They lie to us and we lie to them, both without punishment. It would still be illegal to lie to judges. >(the voter, who is supposed to have the power in a democracy) The purpose of democracy is to use elections to legitimize a limited group of persons to use the power of the State. The power of voters is limited to selecting who will be in that group. The rest of the power of the State is in the power of the hands of those who were selected.