The arc of technology is in the direction of unbreakable encryption, and no laws are going to get in the way of that reality.

There is an unarguable downside to unbreakable encryption.

Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.

Apple and Google want to create encryption for which they could not provide you the key. Their business model will not survive if the American government has a special relationship with them that requires them to surrender this kind of information.

The direction of this country is going into the wrong direction.

CIA relies on a partner's focus, linguistic agility, and cultural depth; in return, the partner benefits from CIA's resources, technology, and global view.