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The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us
‘If you build a door, other people will try to get in.’
It’s in the United Kingdom, where the government has reportedly ordered Apple to give officials blanket access to iCloud users’ encrypted backups. In 2016, Apple and the FBI were involved in a bitter legal battle over the tech company’s refusal to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, which Tim Cook described as a fight to “help you protect your data and your privacy.” The feds needed the password because, a few days after the shooting, someone with access to the phone triggered a password reset of the shooter’s iCloud account, effectively locking law enforcement out. “There is no reason why the UK [government] should have the authority to decide for citizens of the world whether they can avail themselves of the proven security benefits that flow from end-to-end encryption,” Apple told Parliament in March.
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