The United States has taken a step in the right direction on the encryption issue in the last few weeks, the government officially announced that they would not search "backdoors" in encrypted communications (at least not for now).
It comes as a bit of a surprise, then, that the United Kingdom has announced a bill which prohibits strong encryption built-in technology, and exact mandate of "encryption backdoors" to United States decided against
the proposed UK legislation called Bill investigative powers and means that businesses -. including technology giants like Google and Apple - no will not be able to offer encryption they can 't break. These companies must be able to decipher their encryption, and access to communications that pass through their devices on request to do so (by the police or other officials). This means they can not build end to end encryption in their products. many popular products such as the Apple iPhone, currently using encryption technology throughout.
as reported by the Telegraph, the law "for the first time, place a duty on companies to be able to access their data to clients in law".
purpose of the law is to contribute to law enforcement efforts. It also requires Internet companies to retain their customers web history for up to a year, continuing a frightening trend of data retention. , Invasive Similar laws have recently been proposed or adopted in Australia, Germany and France.
Not surprisingly, there was a lot of reaction against the bill in the UK, with many prominent people speak against it. Some have even suggested that Apple should stop selling the iPhone in the UK.
As a company that strongly believes in privacy and online safety, we are shocked by the bill. Encryption is a powerful tool, and construction of this access "backdoor" weakens the encryption, leaving users vulnerable to violations of privacy and surveillance
Update - November 2015:. Apple CEO Tim Cook came out in strong opposition to the bill investigative powers, speaking against it and warning of potential "dire consequences." he stressed the bill will create vulnerabilities for consumers, stating that "Any back door is a back door for everyone. "
CEO Micheal Dell also joined the conversation, stating that he was strongly opposed to encryption backdoors and describing them as" horrible idea. "
In the days since the project law was announced there have also been some concerns about the costs for Internet service providers, questioning whether the implementation is still possible
update - December 2015 :. A group of tech giants - including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo - criticized the bill investigative powers on 21 December, they advocated. "significant changes" and did not want to register for proposals for bulk monitoring, the lowest encryption and other measures. They also explained that the laws surveillance could "undermined confidence" with their customers and expressed concern about the vague language requirement for companies overseas to hand over data to the British government
update. - February 2016: The Investigatory Powers Bill is still very controversial and face criticism. A committee of politicians, called the Special Joint Committee (JSC), were looking for in this bill and issued recommendations on how the bill should be amended. As reported in an article in the International Business Times they said "the new measure should be allowed, but only after significant work is done to clarify the bill." Specifically, they ask for more details on encryption. the Committee of intelligence and security recently issued a report on the bill, which cited concerns that the bill does not include provisions to protect the privacy of citizens of the United Kingdom. science Committee and technology of the British Parliament also said it could damage the country's technology sector
update - March 2016 :. Unfortunate news aujourd 'hui as Bill investigative powers, or "Charter Snooper" as it is often called, passed its second reading in Parliament. This passage comes despite criticism to the bill, including a letter open signed by 0 lawyers who claim the bill "does not meet international standards of surveillance powers" and needed a major overhaul. The vote in favor of the bill has been overwhelming, reaches 281: 15. The work and SNP parties abstained. Read more about the vote, and the party position
Update - June 2016 :. The investigative powers bill passed to the House of Commons June 7, 2016. the vote was very favorable - 444-69 - although several concerns about the bill have continued to express. Some amendments were included in the bill, which "has put privacy at the heart of the bill." The provisions for a "double-lock procedure", which would require the further approval of the warrants, was also mentioned. Despite these changes, the bill still allows monitoring, with wide powers and "intrusive" . the bill will now go to the House of Lords for consideration and amendment before additional vote. You can read more details here.
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