US lawmakers are outraged by the reported UK demand for Apple to create a backdoor in iOS.
The UK’s recent reported demand for Apple to include a backdoor in iOS for the UK government has reportedly outraged bipartisan US lawmakers.
Recently, UK officials are said to have requested Apple to create a backdoor allowing them access to all data on iPhones. And yep, this means unrestricted access to encrypted data and not just assistance with specific accounts. If implemented, it may threaten Apple’s privacy-centric approach for its iPhone users.
Now, US lawmakers have gotten outraged by the demand, and want the UK to drop it. Both Republican and Democrat committee members are said to claim that the UK’s demand may jeopardize Americans.
Let’s see why. For one, there’s always the possibility that malicious users can gain access to the iOS backdoor. And even if they won’t be (which is slightly unrealistic, as you know, the bad guys are always one step ahead, or several, of the good guys) the UK government would still be able to read previously encrypted data from any user, including users in the US.
