RAILGUN researcher ALAN SCOTT JR. said at ETH GLOBAL that based on his conversations with US senators and the FBI, they did not oppose privacy encryption projects. SCOTT pointed out that there are many people in the government who want to do the right thing and protect the people, and no signs of action against privacy encryption projects have been found.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Railgun researcher and advocate Alan Scott Jr., U.S. senators and intelligence agencies may not be as opposed to privacy-centric encryption protocols as some industry insiders believe.
On May 2, Scott said in an interview at ETH Global in Sydney that based on his conversations with senators in Washington, DC and the FBI, he did not see any signs of Capitol Hill launching any action against privacy encryption projects. He said that many people in the top government are "generally sensible, want to do the right thing, and want to protect people." (Cointelegraph)

RAILGUN researcher says US senators and FBI not opposed to privacy encryption project