Apple and FBI to clash again in Congress over encryption

Top Apple lawyer and FBI executive will testify before lawmakers as heated debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices continues

Apple and the FBI will return to Congress on April 19 to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices, a congressional committee announced on Thursday.

Apple's general counsel, Bruce Sewell, and Amy Hess, executive assistant director for science and technology at the FBI, will testify on separate panels before a house energy and commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, in addition to other law enforcement officials and technology experts.