Enlarge / FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In recent testimony before Congress, the director of the FBI has again highlighted what the government sees as the problem of easy-to-use, on-by-default, strong encryption.
In prepared remarks from last Thursday, FBI director Christopher Wray said that encryption presents a “significant challenge to conducting lawful court-ordered access,” he said, again using the longstanding government moniker, “Going Dark.”
The statement was just one portion of his testimony about the agency’s priorities for the coming year.
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