FBI Director James B. Comey said the agency is not happy with Apple (AAPL) and Google's (GOOG) new encryption on phones, and may have to go through legal routes to make sure the FBI can access criminals' smartphones.

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It looks like Comey's case is off to a bad start, with both parties in the House Representatives claiming the FBI has "zero chance" of pushing this new law. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Zoe Lofgren, alongside Sen. Ron Wyden, said the FBI had their chance at privacy was blown when the NSA started mass surveillance.

This is another roadblock for the FBI Director James B. Comey, who is already trying to fight his case, claiming that the FBI's intentions are solely on arresting criminals. Usually, criminals would give over their device and the FBI could use information on the device, to track down other criminals or build evidence for a case.

Now, with the new encryption, it is impossible for FBI agents to get into these new devices. Apple and Google have both been silent on changing the encryption or allowing organizations direct access, claiming the company itself cannot access sensitive material of their customers.

The FBI has other problems on the way they handle these devices after the criminal is caught. Facebook made an announcement about the FBI and other government agencies using fake identities to find criminals, claiming this was against their terms of service and would make Facebook less likely to help in future cases.

Public opinion on the FBI fits in with the NSA and other government agencies at the moment - they don't want anything to do with these groups and will not allow them personal access to their private information.

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