A few months ago, in Australia, signs began to appear indicating that perhaps some large technology companies, which sadly include Apple, were going to have to help the government in the event that it is necessary to access the data some of your encrypted devices, in order to solve serious problems.
Among others, with this you can try to help prevent terrorism, one of the most problematic causes, but nevertheless, at the same time that is not a good thing, because the security of the users of these brands would be in question, because it is not entirely pleasant to know that there is a way to access the data of the devices.
And yes, as you probably imagine, these new laws have been passed in Australia, so it finally seems that Apple, along with other major brands, would have to filter data from the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod or practically any device in the event that it is necessary to resolve a conflict.
More specifically, as detailed CNET, apparently There are three different levels at which the government could enlist the help of large firms if your products are involved:
- Request for technical assistance: a notice to provide "voluntary assistance" to security forces to "safeguard national security and law enforcement."
- Technical Assistance Notice: a notice requiring technology companies to offer decryption "being able to provide what is reasonable, proportionate, practicable and technically feasible" when the company already has the "existing means" to decrypt communications (for example, when messages they are not end-to-end encrypted).
- Technical capacity notice- A notice issued by the attorney general, requiring technology companies to “build a new way” to decrypt communications in order to enforce the law. The bill stipulates that this cannot include methods that "remove electronic protection, such as encryption."
As you may have seen, although they have tried not to use very aggressive terms in order to make everything seem safer, the truth is that if necessary Apple might have to make some kind of backdoor cuts or back door towards your devices, in the event that it was necessary for any judicial reason.
Similarly, We'll see how all this finally ends, and if given the solution from Apple, as well as other brands, they finally decide to collaborate in order to help or if they prefer to end up not doing it, which could result in a serious problem for them with Australia.
