UK government plans to weaken encryption 'threatens way of life, privacy and economic stability', warns Apple

Danny Palmer
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'Strong encryption is vital to protecting innocent people from malicious actors,' Apple says in evidence released by Investigatory Powers Bill Joint Committee

Apple has warned the UK government that proposals in the draft Investigatory Powers Bill to demand technology firms weaken encryption would make the data of millions of law-abiding citizens less se...

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