House bill would prevent patchwork of state laws banning smartphone encryption

Four bipartisan members of Congress introduced legislationthis week to preempt a potential patchwork of state and local government laws banning encryption on smartphones.
The measure, called the ENCRYPT (Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications) Act of 2016,is intended to ensure a uniform national policy for encryption technology, according to a statement from the lawmakers.
U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-Calif.), joined Reps. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), (Suzan DelB