11.08.2017 15:20 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

Former UK security service head says weakening encryption would be too dangerous

While Apple may have given in to demands from the Chinese government to remove VPN apps from its app store there, it does generally take a strong stand on encryption. It uses end-to-end encryption for both iMessage and FaceTime, and resisted pressure from the FBI to create a weakened version of iOS, describing it as too dangerous. We’ve written a number of pieces explaining why we support Apple’s stance, both before and after the San Bernardino case. The British government wants to ban end-to-end encryption altogether, arguing that it hampers the work of the security services. Support for Apple’s position – and opposition to that of the British Home Secretary – has now come from an unlikely source … more…

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