Justice Department fears tech 'zone of lawlessness'

Technology companies trying to lock government agents out of people's devices are helping to build a “zone of lawlessness,” warned Leslie Caldwell, the Justice Department's Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General.

Caldwell reiterated the Obama Administration's position that companies like Apple and Google ought to allow for police to gain access to people's emails, photos and other documents. "We understand the value of encryption," she said. "We understand the importance of security, but we’re also very concerned that there not be what I would call 'the zone of lawlessness,' where there's evidence that we could have lawful access to ... that we're prohibited from having because of a company's technological choices."