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Criticize? What good does that do? You'd think a "lawmaker" would actually be able to do something about this like, I don't know, make a law or something. I guess not.
But most lawmakers questioned the need for encryption workarounds. Building in back doors for encryption on smartphones would be "technologically stupid," said U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, who has a background in computer science. Apple and Google have responded to public demand for encryption because of an "out-of-control surveillance state," he added.