Welcome to The Forum

Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads

Apple Says Against Opening Encrypted Data For Britain


Ron Burgundy
 Share

Recommended Posts

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York CityBy Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple is opposed to a new British law it says would require it to provide authorities with access to encrypted data as it would create vulnerabilities hackers could exploit, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday. Britain last week unveiled a draft surveillance bill that would place explicit obligations on service providers to help intercept data and hack suspects' devices, potentially undermining the end-to-end encryption on Apple's iMessages. Speaking to students in Dublin, Tim Cook said Apple would need to create a "back door" in the encryption to comply and that this would expose data to hackers.




View the full article
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share