There are not many people with technical knowledge in respected positions of government. The US CTO, Megan Smith, is probably the most respected. She claims Obama supports strong encryption [1]. She omits the fact that Obama is looking for ways to keep strong encryption out of the hands of criminals, which as we know is as impossible as keeping knives out of the hands of criminals.
The Press Secretary recently stated this about the President,
> he believes that strong encryption should be robustly deployed. At the same time, we should not set up a situation where bad actors -- terrorists -- can essentially establish a safe haven in cyberspace. [2]
There's also a commission that was formed yesterday to handle this question. It is called the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity [3] and they are due to give a report by the beginning of December (7.5 months).
The Press Secretary recently stated this about the President,
> he believes that strong encryption should be robustly deployed. At the same time, we should not set up a situation where bad actors -- terrorists -- can essentially establish a safe haven in cyberspace. [2]
There's also a commission that was formed yesterday to handle this question. It is called the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity [3] and they are due to give a report by the beginning of December (7.5 months).
[1] http://www.cnet.com/news/megan-smith-highlights-heritage-of-...
[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/12/press...
[3] https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/04/13/announcing-presid...