Senators Diane Feinstein of California and Richard Burr of North Carolina have circulated a revised draft of the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016.
The bill would require tech companies to “provide in a timely manner responsive, intelligible information or data, or appropriate technical assistance to obtain such information or data.” If passed into law, it would largely negate the benefits of using encryption on mobile devices, which are meant to protect personal information. Many organizations oppose the legislations, calling it a threat to privacy.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it will fight the measure in court. Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon will fight it, too.
“If this dangerous anti-encryption legislation reaches the Senate floor, I will filibuster it. Period,” he said on his official Twitter account.
Still in draft form, the bill has yet to be officially submitted to Congress for consideration.
