Apple warns UK against approving internet bill
Chief executive of tech giant Apple warns about “the very dire consequences” of the UK government’s Investigatory Powers Bill.
Tim Cook said the new obligation for companies to help security services bypass encryption would hurt “the good people,” rather than stopping those with nefarious intentions.
He added that communications companies need to protect their customers.
“You can just look around and see all the data breaches that are going on. These things are becoming more frequent,” Cook said.
He went on saying that “any back door is a back door for everyone. Everybody wants to crack down on terrorists. Everybody wants to be secure. The question is how. Opening a back door can have very dire consequences."
The new surveillance bill was unveiled last week by Home Secretary Theresa May. It allows the UK police and security services to hack into computers and phones in order access communications metadata. Authorities will also be able to access individual’s internet browsing history without permission or a judicial warrant.
Internet companies will be required to store “internet connection records” for a maximum of 12 months, which will give security services access to every website visited, but not the individual pages.
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