N. Carolina Senator Drafting Bill To Criminalize Apple's Refusal To Aid Decryption (arstechnica.com)

Ars Technica reports that North Carolina senator Richard Burr says he plans to introduce legislation "to criminalize a company's refusal to aid decryption efforts as part of a governmental investigation." In a USA Today op-ed, Burr, griping that "[t]he newest Apple operating systems allow device access only to users," even Apple itself can't get in," drags out the usual bugaboos: "Murderers, pedophiles, drug dealers and the others are already using this technology to cover their tracks."

Updated Friday 12:40pm EST: The Wall Street Journal reports Senate Panel Chief Decides Against Plan to Criminalize Firms That Don't Decipher Encrypted Messages

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Dear Owners

[OverlordQ]

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Timothy and the new owners

[110010001000]

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Re:Except he already decided NOT to submit the bil

[StatureOfLiberty]

I think the quote went something like this:

"I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The proposed legislation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way competent, and was motivated purely by ignorance, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and any other citizen and I hereby undertake not to submit any such nonsense at any time in the future."

Re:Except he already decided NOT to submit the bil

[Anonymous Coward]

When a 50% tax rate is levied on Billionaires, will those Billionaires be the same as indentured servants? If so, I want in.

Re:Except he already decided NOT to submit the bil

[Archangel Michael]

Envy is such an ugly color on you.