The FBI unexpectedly cancelled two briefings about encryption on Monday, which were scheduled for later this week, without offering any explanation.
The briefings were the second part of the FBI’s series for Capitol Hill staffers titled “priority topics,” and would have focused on how encryption has created challenges for the federal bureau when investigating “violent crimes against children and transnational organized crime,” per Politico . The first in the series was held last month, and focused on the fentanyl crisis.
The two briefings, scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday, have been indefinitely delayed but no further details on the reason for the cancellation have been released. The FBI said it hopes to reschedule the briefings at a later date.
“Regrettably, due to circumstances outside of the FBI’s control, the briefings on the FBI’s Efforts on Warrant-Proof Encryption which were originally scheduled for June 18th and June 20th, have been unexpectedly postponed,” an email […]
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