Tech Firms Hit Back At FBI on Encryption.

The article discusses conflict between the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama and high-technology firms such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc. over whether the companies can be permitted to enable users to encrypt digital use that would be unavailable to government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The article states that the Obama administration has not clearly defined its policy preferences and discusses FBI Director James Comey's scheduled testimony to the U.S. Congress scheduled for July 8, 2015.