Encryption: Apple still refuses to open backdoors despite pressure – ZDNet France

What should be the role of IT giants face to the use of their tools by terrorists? Should we allow the installation of back doors to facilitate the work of investigators and justice at the risk of imposing a widespread surveillance? The debate rages.

Following the series of attacks that struck Paris particularly, the US authorities have been pressure to impose again these stolen access. But for Apple, the answer is always the same. This is not

When asked by CBS as part of the 60 Minutes Tim Cook, Apple boss confirms that the US administration has although repeated these requests. But for the p-d give the keys to the authorities, but also give the keys to the “bad guys”.

“There was no compromise
 possible between privacy and national security. This is a point of view
  too simplistic. We are in America. We should have one and
 the other, “said Tim Cook.” If the government presents the proper mandate, we will provide specific information. Because the law requires us to do. But it does not cover the encrypted communications and we do not have to provide this information, “he said.

This firm response is in the line of the call by a group bringing together the leaders American industry
 IT declaring his opposition to the establishment backdoor on technology products for data access
 encrypted.

Weaken
  data encryption technology to help governments
 in their electronic communications monitoring mission
 name of national security “simply makes no sense”
 says the Information Technology Industry Council
  in a statement. “After a horrible tragedy like the attacks
 of Paris, we naturally look for solutions: the weakening
  Encryption is not a solution, “said Dean Garfield,
 president of the Washington-based organization, representing between
 Another Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

As Cook, defenders of privacy, and IT companies
 Security researchers emphasize that backdoors
 expose users’ data to hackers. ” The
 Encryption is a security tool we rely on all
 days to prevent criminals to empty our bank accounts, and
 protect our cars and planes to be subject to hacks, “explains
  Dean Garfield.

Recall that Francois Molins, the Paris prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the attacks were co-signed an article published on August 11 in the New York Times, entitled ‘When phone encryption blocks Justice’ (‘When encryption telephones blocks Justice ‘), denouncing the techniques of Apple and Google designed to fully encrypt user data of Andoid and iOS devices. The text advocated an alteration of these safeguards for privacy.

“Encryption Full Disk limit considerably our ability to investigate (…) and undermines serious our efficiency the fight against terrorism . Why should we help criminal activities prosper on a medium that escapes the implementation of law? E nquêter these cases not smartphone data returns to work with one hand tied behind back “says the platform.