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Title: News: UK drops encryption backdoor requirements from cybersecurity bill due to Apple pressure Post by: HCK on June 08, 2016, 04:05:26 pm News: UK drops encryption backdoor requirements from cybersecurity bill due to Apple pressure
The U.K. has passed a bill giving its spy agencies wide-reaching powers to hack computer systems and engage in bulk surveillance, but protests from Apple and other technology companies kept out requirements for weakened encryption, Bloomberg reports. Tim Cook expressed concerns that there would be “dire consequences” if the bill passed as it was first offered, with language mandating access points that subverted encryption to provide government… Source: News: UK drops encryption backdoor requirements from cybersecurity bill due to Apple pressure (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/uk-drops-encryption-backdoor-requirements-from-cybersecurity-bill-due-to-ap) |