At the 2016 Symantec Government Symposium, FBI Director James Comey discussed the problems of encryption by default and the need for a backdoor, maintaining that tech companies tout encryption not for security’s sake but for marketing’s, The Daily Dot reports. "What has happened in the three years I've been Director [of the FBI], post-Snowden, is that that dark corner of the room, especially through default encryption, especially through default encryption on devices, that shadow is spreading through more and more of the room,” he said. Technologists countered that his comments over-simplify the issue. “But when you look into it, what they’re really asking for is dramatic, it’s a huge thing,” said Errata Security CEO Robert Graham. “They’d need to outlaw certain kinds of code.” Editor’s Note: The IAPP will be hosting a conversation on cloud services and encryption at the Privacy. Security. Risk. conference from Sept. 13-16 in San Jose, California.
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