March 1, 2016
Kevin Bankston was quoted in the Hill about the draft Senate bill on encryption:
Privacy advocates are already concerned about legislation to establish a national commission to explore how police can obtain encrypted data without endangering Americans’ privacy.
“The commissioners would necessarily have to consider, and ultimately may even recommend, legal mandates to force technology companies to redesign or weaken their products’ security features,” said Kevin Bankston, director of the New America’s Open Technology Institute.
The bill, introduced Monday, was intended as a compromise move that could bring together opposing sides in the divisive encryption debate.