Apple vs Privacy
posted by dennisn on March 28th, 2020 at 8:27AM
posted by dennisn on March 28th, 2020 at 8:27AM
When Apple spoke privately to the FBI about its work on phone security the following year, the end-to-end encryption plan had been dropped, according to the six sources.
That person told Reuters the company did not want to risk being attacked by public officials for protecting criminals, sued for moving previously accessible data out of reach of government agencies or used as an excuse for new legislation against encryption.
Backed-up contact information and texts from iMessage, WhatsApp and other encrypted services remain available to Apple employees and authorities.
That person told Reuters the company did not want to risk being attacked by public officials for protecting criminals, sued for moving previously accessible data out of reach of government agencies or used as an excuse for new legislation against encryption.
Backed-up contact information and texts from iMessage, WhatsApp and other encrypted services remain available to Apple employees and authorities.
