Senator Wyden: Congress may block government access to encrypted consumer devices

For months, senior intelligence and law enforcement officials have been calling for built-in access to consumer devices in the name of national security. But Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR), a key senator who oversees intelligence programs from his perch on the Intelligence Committee, says he and other members of Congress will fight hard against government "back doors" into encryption. In fact, he calls the government's push for access to encrypted devices "a very, very bad idea” for both consumers’ security and American companies’ business.