FBI Chief: Pendulum of Privacy Has Swung Too Far

Privacy is a hot issue. Citizens want privacy. The government wants to be free to peruse your electronic information. It’s causing a bone of contention between the U.S. government and big technology companies like Apple and Google that seek to protect and encrypt customer data.

The FBI Chief is warning Silicon Valley that they are doing too much to protect privacy. He wants Congress to act to allow the government to intercept more electronic information. That should be popular with the new Libertarian leaning, Republican Congress. [WallStreet Journal]