El November 2th a report surfaced stating how Apple's encryption on its devices could be a thing of the past in the UK, as it came to light in a huge security bill.
Bill the bill, was put into the draft last week, but the article has not been approved by the UK Parliament at the moment, but many believe that will be validated, and that opens the doors to the government of the United Kingdom to spy on citizens and access their data whenever they deem it convenient and no matter what they are encrypted.
Specifically, the new bill requires communications companies hang on to data and web traffic data of a single user a maximum of one year, and also establishes that the service providers will be "legal obligation" assist authorities in accessing a device when it is believed that it may be necessary.
This goes against Apple itself in terms of security, which uses encryption to block the eyes off your devices. That includes Apple, which you do not have the means to unlock a device that has been blocked by a password or by the touch ID. For its part, Apple is already working against another case in the United States that forces Apple to access content on a specific device, but which the judge has already intervened, saying that forcing Apple to unlock a phone was akin to a company giving drugs for a lethal injection.
Tim Cook when he spoke at the 'Trinity College Dublin', told students that he will "resist" the UK bill, and will do what he can to try to convince them that this is not the right way to take personal data that is encrypted.
We will work productively with governments to try to convince them that it is also in their best interests in the sense of National security.
Tim Cook also said that leaving a back door in software means that Apple would not be the only entity that can access that information.
If you leave a back door in the software you don't leave it only for the good guys. If there is no back door, no one can enter, no one.