FBI Director Christopher Wray said Facebook is at risk of becoming a 'dream come true' for child pornographers if it follows through with a plan to encrypt all of its users' messages
Washington FBI Director Christopher Wray said Facebook is at risk of becoming a"dream come true" for child pornographers if it follows through with a plan to encrypt all of its users' messages.
"This is incredibly concerning, to put it mildly," Wray said in a speech at the Justice Department Friday morning."When it comes to protecting children we're at a real inflection point and we risk falling off the cliff."The swipe at the social media giant came as law enforcement officials have redoubled their efforts against a trend by technology companies towards data privacy that has hampered police abilities to access potential evidence.
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