(Andrew Gombert/European Pressphoto Agency)President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general probably wouldn’t have been the tech industry’s first choice. EncryptionWhen Apple and DOJ faced off over an encrypted iPhone used by one of the shooters in a mass killing in San Bernardino, Calif., the tech industry rallied around Apple. Basically, the tech industry has been arguing for more protections, not fewer. The amendment Sessions proposed suggests that he’s not on the same page as Silicon Valley and may advocate for similar exceptions as attorney general, Greene said. That puts him at odds with the tech industry, which generally wants to expand that program.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2016 20:19 UTC