FBI has a unit solely devoted to its ‘going dark’ problem

The FBI has formed a unit inside its Operational Technology Division (OTD) to specifically address law enforcement’s efforts to bypass the encryption on various devices. The unit — which will look for ways to solve the problem of suspects “going dark” — comes as a result of a Justice Department inspector general’s report that pointed to poor communication within the FBI during its prolonged battle with Apple in 2016 over encryption.

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