Recent comments by Attorney General Eric Holder have made him the latest in a string of law enforcement officials who are speaking out against the improved mobile security. During a speech in front of the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online on Tuesday, Holder criticized new device encryption, saying officers who require access should have a way in.

Both the Android and iOS will support encryption algorithms that make unlocking a smartphone nearly impossible, even for law enforcement agencies. With the current programming on the iOS and stronger upcoming encryption on Android, Holder advocated a middle ground between access by law enforcement and device security without a compromise for public privacy.

“It is fully possible to permit law enforcement to do its job while still adequately protecting personal privacy,” Holder said.

Apple no longer holds encryption keys for devices running iOS 8. The only way to gain access to a locked iPhone or iPad would be through the passcode holder, making access to a suspect’s smartphone very difficult, even if the proper warrants and documentation are supplied.

In time sensitive cases, such as kidnappings, smartphone data could help find and save the lives of potential victims, Holder said. However, the call history, geo-location tags, emails, contact lists could be locked away on a suspect’s handset. Data stored in iCloud can still be tapped for warranted search, but results would depend on the sync settings.

Holder’s comments come one week after FBI Director James Comey said unbreakable encryption could one day pose a threat to national security.