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FBI Wants Access To Encrypted iPhone And Android Data—So Does Europe


The biggest threat to encryption yet — what to know.

“Users already trust these companies to maintain exclusive access to their operating systems and the private keys controlling their devices and communications systems.” And the bureau says it’s not alone in this. ForbesDo Not Watch These Videos On Your Phone Or PCBy Zak Doffman It’s this type of arrangement that triggered Apple’s court action against the U.K. government, after it was reportedly albeit secretly ordered to open iPhone backups in iCloud to such warranted access. “Government agencies elsewhere in the world [should] actively encourage more usage of end-to-end encryption, not less,” CDT says, “to protect the integrity of cyberspace against increased security threats.”

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