washington security researchers civil liberties advocate friday condemn draft legislation leak u.s. senate would let judge order technology company assist law enforcement agencies break encrypt data long-awaited bill emerge u.s. justice department redouble efforts use court force apple help unlock encrypt iphones senate proposal attempt resolve long-standing disagreements technology community believe strong encryption essential keep hackers others disrupt internet law enforcement officials worry unable pry open encrypt devices communications criminal suspect draft bill leak online thursday even plan overly vague measure add ban strong encryption kevin bankston director open technology institute say statement ludicrous dangerous technically illiterate tech policy proposal 21st century leak 9-page bill current draft proposal source familiar language say would give judge broad authority order tech company hand data intelligible format provide technical assistance access lock data spell form data must take circumstances company would force help also create specific penalties noncompliance joint statement author bill senators richard burr dianne feinstein say still work stakeholders finalize bill repeatedly delay underlie goal simple court order render technical assistance law enforcement provide decrypt information court order carry say individual company law president obama expect personally brief white house chief staff denis mcdonough proposal monday source say administration remain deeply divide encryption view controversial offer public support opposition bill currently write accord source white house spokesman tell reporters thursday administration decide whether support measure still draft stage fight encryption center months long dispute apple fbi phone link one san bernardino calif. shooters though justice department withdraw request case secret third party provide way unlock phone announce friday would move ahead appeal court rule block government force apple help unlock iphone separate new york drug case bill burr feinstein would make much difficult impossible apple refuse comply case apple attorney decline comment draft legislation call reporters proposal burr feinstein top republican democrat senate intelligence committee respectively expect face steep climb gridlocked u.s. congress election year first time america company want protect customers strong security choice senator ron wyden oregon democrat vocal privacy advocate tell reporters friday require federal law per statute decide weaken products make americans less safe matt blaze professor computer security expert university pennsylvania say twitter bill bad fail effort president bill clinton administration 1990s require special computer chip phone give u.s. government way monitor encrypt conversations clinton-era push crumble amid stiff opposition technology sector include crucial security flaw proposal detect blaze leak senate encryption bill prompt swift backlash