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Title: Apple warns against the UK's proposed spying law
Post by: HCK on December 23, 2015, 09:00:19 am
Apple warns against the UK's proposed spying law

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<p>Apple is serious about security and privacy. Tim Cook brought this message to 60 Minutes on Sunday (http://www.macworld.com/article/3016950/tech-events-dupe/cannibalism-is-good-and-other-things-i-learned-from-60-minutes-apple-report.html), telling Charlie Rose that Apple can’t hand over encrypted info to governments—and frankly doesn’t want to, also rejecting the idea of a “back door” built into software.</p><p>Now Apple is bringing that same message to the United Kingdom, going on record to express concern that a proposed investigatory powers bill could expose “personal data of millions of law-abiding citizens.” (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/21/apple-uk-government-snoopers-charter-investigatory-powers-bill)</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3017776/security/apple-warns-against-the-uks-proposed-spying-law.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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