A report published last month by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University called “Don’t Panic: Making Progress on the Going Dark Debate” suggests the FBI is using the wrong metaphor. While it concedes that encryption and “provider-opaque services” make surveillance more difficult in certain cases, the landscape is far more varied. “There are and will always be pockets of dimness and some dark spots — communications channels resistant to surveillance — but this does not mean we are completely ‘going dark’,” the report said.

Source: Going Dark? FBI Not So Blind Despite Apple iPhone And Other Encrypted Devices