Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has released a report calling for access to encrypted data on smartphones.
The report criticises Apple and Google for their decision to implement data encryption on their iOS and Android mobile operating systems, claiming “severe” consequences for public safety.
“Smartphones are ubiquitous, and there is almost no kind of case in which prosecutors have not used evidence from smartphones,” the report said.
Vance claims that his office has 111 cases in which encryption has prevented access to phone data, according to Bloomberg News.
