“After the 2016 FBI–Apple encryption dispute, Feinstein and Richard Burr sponsored a bill that would be likely to criminalize all forms of strong encryption in electronic communication between citizens”
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein
She was on senate subcommittees that handles all sorts of legality for technology companies.
* Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism * Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees
* Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
* Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (Chair, 117th Congress)
From her gov CV page: “The Judiciary Committee has one of the broadest jurisdictions in the Senate, ranging from criminal justice and immigration issues to antitrust and intellectual property law.“
Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/thejudicia...