The FTC goes on record FOR good encryption for consumers!

Yay!  The government agency whose job is to advocates for consumers and taxpayers is actually doing it - give the FTC a gold star (seriously)!

FTC gives FBI the finger over govt backdoor encryption demands

Commissioner joins CTO in its 'don't be stupid' rationale

 he US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fired a second shot at the FBI over its demand for backdoors in encryption systems.

Following a blog post last month by the regulator's CTO in which he outlined why he was glad to have strong firmware encryption after his laptop was stolen, today FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny has also outlined why encryption is a good thing – and carefully suggests that introducing a way to undermine it may not be such a great idea.
"Now, more than ever, strong security and end-user controls are critical to protect personal information," McSweeney wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

more...

 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/04/ftc_sticks_a_finger_up_at_feds_over_encryption/