Two US Congressmen have asked the new US Secret Service Coordinator to stop an encrypted icloud data to stop a back door: If Apple is forced to integrate such back door in his products, Finally, the data of American users will also compromise – including a letter to the Secret Service Coordinator Tulsi Gabard, including government agencies, including government agencies. The Washington Post reports on Thursday.
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The US government should not allow it, after all, it is eventually “a foreign cyber attack by political means”. The author of the letter is two important US Congressmen-one Democrat and a Republican. If the Great UK does not withdraw the order, the US government should signed a cyber security agreement for testing between the two countries.
UK wants access to fully encrypted iCloud
The Washington Post reported last week that Apple was asked by Great Britain with a secret arrangement to integrate a back door in ICloud. This law enforcement officers should enable user to access data-globally-which are protected by end-to-end encryption. Other media including BBC and Financial Times confirmed the report citing their own sources. Apple is committed to silence under the “Investigation Powerrs Act” and has not yet commented on the matter. The British government is also silent.
By default, iCloud data such as iPhone backup is not protected by end-to-end encryption. Therefore Apple can understand data and also provides it to law enforcement authorities. The group logs the number of inquiry into a transparency report.
Alternatively, Apple now offers to protect data through complete encryption that is bound to the user’s device code – it also blocks Apple. You have to manually activate this “extended data security”. Neither iOS nor MacoS clearly indicate that only a small part of icloud users has so far activated it.
Civil rights workers warns of secret arrangements
The reports of the secret system created a sensation: Civil rights activists had already warned of “unprecedented attacks”. For end-to-end encryption, such a back door will also motivate other governments to demand it and thus receive the preservation given completely. Apple warned of extended powers of the “Investigation Powerrs Act” in Great Britain and confirmed many times that they do not want to integrate a back door in their products.
(Lbe)
