What state legislature considered a bill to fine companies that do not decrypt after receiving a court order? California
What happened to this bill to fine companies? Died in committee without a vote
What did opponents to the bill say?
- forced decryption weakens security and personal privacy
- “Do we have a world where there’s no privacy whatsoever for the average citizen?
- Assuming that this body is OK with every agency in the U.S. having access to everything, every application, every phone … are we OK then with the government of Russia having it? China? Iran?
- Because once a backdoor is created, a backdoor exists.”
Who supports the bill? law enforcement
Who opposes the bill? Civil libertarians and tech companies
California Assembly Bill 1681