> If the ONLY evidence of something is "encrypted information", doesn't that rule out a lot of crimes, including all physical violence? All but one of the exam

> If the ONLY evidence of something is "encrypted information", doesn't that rule out a lot of crimes, including all physical violence? All but one of the examples that FBI Director James Comey gave in his speech at the Brookings Institute yesterday[1] were violent crimes (and you could argue that the drug bust was related to violent crime since he said that the group was also linked to homicides and robberies). The last example he gave showed that evidence taken from cell phones has been used to exonerate suspects as well. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkbh5fJoFhc#t=2313 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkbh5fJoFhc#t=2313 (should automatically jump, but if not it starts at 38:33)