Apple's Tim Cook warns UK government that its surveillance bill could have 'very dire consequences'
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has denounced the British government’s proposals to increase surveillance powers, warning that they would weaken security and could have very “dire consequences”.
Cook’s comments were made in relation to a key aspect of the draft investigatory powers bill, which would legally force companies to allow the government to bypass encryption and access personal data such as emails.
The Apple boss argued that companies had to be able to encrypt data in order to protect people and warned that halting or weakening encryption would only benefit hackers.Robert Hannigan, director of GCHQ, has also called on the government Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
