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

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/mi5.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500)</div><p>While Apple may <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/09/apple-china-vpn-censorship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have given in[/url] to demands from the Chinese government to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-app-store-in-china-to-comply-with-local-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remove VPN apps[/url] 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 <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/fbi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI[/url] to create a weakened version of iOS, describing it as too dangerous.</p>
<p>We’ve written a number of pieces explaining why we support Apple’s stance, both <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2015/11/17/opinion-apple-encryption/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">before[/url] and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/02/18/fbi-apple-encryption-master-key/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after[/url] the San Bernardino case.</p>
<p>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 …</p>
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