At the same time we have is very auguste group the said forcing companies to provide a backdoor to encryption is going to result in a lot of unintended possible consequences including some of our companies will lose a competitive advantage because, for example, if we expand to include encrypted apps that it only would apply to our companies and, therefore, if our companies have to provide a set of backed away to get to this information and Foreign Companies who in the marketplace dont then you at a competitive disadvantage. They are a lot of issues that we do have two way. Speaking of that i understand you to say that is just one of the things on the table . Are that he said at another form perhaps but you think it should be expanded to include encryption apps . I dont know whether i said that but if i said it, im smarter today than i was then. I think thats something that folks are discussing but i dont know what that answer is. Thats why we havent come to dealing with a proposal. Wer
Messaging app. Contact me there. So our task to find needles and a nationwide haystack becomes complicated by the fact that the needle goes invisible. We cannot break strong encryption. People watch tv and think the bureau can do a lot of things. We cannot break strong encryption. Even if i get a court order under the Fourth Amendment to intercept that communication, i will get nothing. The needle remain dark to me. Isil does something al qaeda would never imagine, they task people. Kill someone, and we will see if youre really a believer. These people react in ways that are very difficult to predict. What you saw in boston was flashed a bang being very close. You had a guy in touch and then encrypted way. He woke up one morning and decided he would go kill somebody. Thank her this we were able to confront him. They had to use their weapons. That is an example of the applicability of this. If you combine the blindness with this broad reach. And we face a challenge if not seen before. T
They had to use their weapons. That is an example of the applicability of this. If you combine the blindness with this broad reach. And we face a challenge if not seen before. This is not your grandfathers al qaeda. This is a very new threat that we face. Some people say you have all kinds of other information. We live in the golden age of surveillance. I think of it differently. I think with over the golden age of communication. Osama bin laden would never have dreamed that he could speak simultaneously to hundreds of americans, find them, and the task of them in ways that Law Enforcement could not see. The golden age of communication is posting enormous challenges for us. Im not here to scare folks for us. There is a problem. I do not know the answer. A whole lot of good people that said it is too hard. It will all fall down and we will have a disaster. Maybe that is so. My reaction is, im not sure we really tried. I think Silicon Valley is full of great people that were told their d
At keeping our country safe. It is due in no small part to f. B. I. Vigilance in concert with the Intelligence Community partners that our nation has enjoyed a peaceful and safe Independence Day celebration this past weekend. As you are well aware, extremists remain intent on inflicting harm on u. S. Interests at home and abroad. Over the past year, we witnessed the islamist state, also referred to as isil, agenda attempt to inspire a wide range of individuals to conduct attacks against innocent civilians. The number of u. S. Based individuals seeking to conduct attacks in the homeland or overseas has already exceeded the combined number of individuals attempting activities in 2013 and 2014. Unfortunately, the threats faced by our nation are not limited to terrorist actors. Foreign governments remain intent on stealing National Security secrets. The f. B. I. Is charged with confronting all of these threads threats as well and is continually challenged in addition to these fairly unique
Along with the director what our options might be as we proceed forward. This is something i would recommend all of the members that they become educated in on a periodic basis. Because this is not the end of Technology Advances and therefore this is not the last challenge were going to be faced with from a technology standpoint. Senator langford. Thank you mr. Chairman and you are right, this is not the last one this is the latest Technology Battle were dealing with. George comey thank you for your work and pass on to the folks that work some very long hours leading up to july the 4th our appreciation for what they did for the nation and the citizens of my state and people around the country. We do appreciate their work very much and you have a terrific team. The challenge we face on this is not only on the Technology Side and dealing with terrorism, it is the benefit gained from this. I would say the folks at opm would be glad that touk about to talk about encryption if they would ha