The Committee of the US Senate Intelligence leaders are now almost completing a bill that is being drafted which is in regards to tech companies being penalized in the event if they resist the orders made by the court for assistance is not resisted. This information was provided in a report that was generated on Wednesday.
The sources who cited the matter reported that Sen. Richard Burr the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee along with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Vice Chair Personal are not close to completing the legislation that can land companies in trouble for not adhering to the court order. This could also result in penalties and court charges being fined.
The forthcoming legislation as per the rumours that was circulated this February had said that the stage of planning had already started at that time. It is also said that there could be changes in the timetable is said to have been stated in reports that was generated. It is also said that Feinstein and Burr also have plans of sharing the bill with parties who are interested a week before the formal introduction of the Senate.
Reuters unlike the other reports, is said the legislation that has been proposed would go ahead and apply various kinds of penalties for those companies that refuse or resist the requests made by governments in regards to the requests of description, however it would not be criminalization.
The bill that was drafted was done after a debate has heated over in order to understand what the right balance between the strong technologies of encryption and the access to data that is critical. Recently an order was issued to Apple which has been resisted by the company. The order was pertaining to the unlocking of the iPhone that was belonged to the shooter of the San Bernardino.
