Lawmakers push for encryption commission to find compromise

The U.S. Congress should allow an expert commission to recommend ways to resolve the contentious debate over police access to encrypted communications before passing “knee-jerk” legislation, one lawmaker said.

Even as Apple and the FBI fight in court over access to a terrorist suspect’s iPhone, a 9/11 Commission-style digital security panel should try to find a compromise between smartphone users’ privacy and law enforcement access to encrypted devices, Representative Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, said Wednesday.

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