Internet Insider: Your cellphone, your privacy, and dangerous backdoors...
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INTERNET INSIDER
February 26, 2016
... This week saw big news on the privacy front, as tech company Apple took a strong stand against an FBI demand that it help them hack into a locked and encrypted iPhone, by creating a new piece of firmware that would undermine the privacy of iPhones everywhere.
In a message to all Apple customers, CEO Tim Cook wrote that the FBI demand “threatens the security of our customers.” Cook also emphasized that encryption is “the only way to keep [customers’] information safe”. Apple’s stand has won support from online privacy advocates, including from our friends and allies at Fight for the Future who organized rallies across the U.S. to protest the FBI’s invasive tactics. This looks like a fast-moving story, so don’t forget to follow our Facebook and Twitter feeds for the latest.
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