Apple has connect the Greek chorus of tech industry opponent to the planned new Online Safety Bill , which would subvert final stage - to - end encryption within democratic messaging apps like iMessage .
The government wants to ensure messaging apps can be scan for the sharing of nipper abuse images , but the tech giant want the controversial bill to defend the full tribute of E2EE .
iMessage , WhatsApp , Signal , Telegrams and other apps ’ policies of ensuring full end - to - end encoding would come under menace if the handbill becomes law in the UK .
It would , for example , enable Ofcom to be able to force companies to use engineering to scan for the offending image . That would potentially give third party get at to the messages , beyond the sender and recipient role .
In astatement to the BBC , Apple say : “ End - to - end encryption is a decisive capability that protect the privateness of journalists , human right hand activist , and diplomats .
“ It also help everyday citizen defend themselves from surveillance , identity thieving , fraud , and information falling out . The Online Safety Bill place a serious threat to this protection , and could put UK citizen at greater risk of exposure . Apple urges the politics to rectify the throwaway to protect solid ending - to - death encryption for the benefit of all . ”
Interestingly , Apple abandoned its own plans to skim messages for child sexual misuse material after foeman from rivals and privateness advocates . Apple ’s tech would havescanned for sleep with images during the upload process . Apple order it would n’t bow to any governance postulation to intervene in the scheme . However , the plan was killed at the closing of last class .
Would you be willing to tolerate some caveats to terminate - to - end encoding to achieve the aims the government is targeting or must there be another answer that to the full protect E2EE ? Let us love @trustedreviews on Twitter .
