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A former head of the US National Security Agency (NSA) told a conference that the FBI’s attempts to ban encryption are a bad idea, reports CNN. General Michael Hayden, speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Miami Beach came out in favor of encryption saying, “I actually think end-to-end encryption is good for America.” At a government level, the Obama administration has no plans to prevent companies like Google and Apple from offering its users end-to-end encryption to prevent hackers from accessing text messages and voice calls. But if reports today are correct, that could be about to change. However, FBI director…

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