The FBI has formed a unit inside its Operational Technology Division (OTD) to specifically address law enforcement’s efforts to bypass encryption on various devices, a problem it refers to as “going dark.” The unit comes as a result of a Justice Department’s Inspector General report that finds poor communication within the FBI during its prolonged encryption battle with Apple in 2016. The new “going dark” unit is designed to help streamline technical investigations within the FBI, including finding a weak point into various iPhone models.

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