Apple just landed a key win for the global encryption fight
Key Points
- The U.S. government on Monday announced the U.K. would drop its demand for Apple to provide a “back door” to user data.
- The move represents a triumph for the iPhone maker and, more broadly, for end-to-end encryption.
- Tech companies say that building an encryption “back door” would not only undermine user privacy, but also expose them to possible cyberattacks.
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