Congressman Issa Honored To Be Part of Encryption Working Group

Press Release

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is honored to have been selected as a member of the bipartisan Encryption Working Group announced today by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The working group will be formed by Members of Congress, from both parties, and will examine, research and make recommendations for potential policy solutions to protect the benefits of encryption -- namely, the privacy and security of our personal information in a digital age -- while seeking ways for law enforcement to have the tools it needs to investigate crime.

Congressman Darrell Issa released the following statement:

"In the last few weeks, we've heard a lot of debate over privacy and encryption, security and backdoors. I am honored to be a part of this working group so that lawmakers, on all sides of the issue, can get together to talk about the best path forward to protect the privacy and security of our personal information in the digital age that is the 21st century."

Members of the working group are:

Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Joe Kennedy (D-MA)

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