Apple, The UK Government, UK Apple users and Encryption

This story just keeps going on…

For those of you that need a catch-up, here are my article about the argument between the UK Government and Apple:

Apple and End-to-End Encryption | Smart Thinking Solutions

Encryption or Not Encryption | Smart Thinking Solutions

At least we will be a lot safer now… | Smart Thinking Solutions

Now Apple is taking the UK Government to court over the issue:

Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row – BBC News

Encryption is a useful tool for privacy and cyber security for all of us. However criminals also use it to hide their crimes. The Government wants a backdoor into this secret data – only to be used on criminals after due process – but the exisitence of a backdoor into everyone’s Apple data would be a prize no threat actor could ignore.

How long would it take a hacker group, where money is no object, to find that secret backdoor?

I suspect, not long.

Further Reading

Encryption – A Primer

The Online Safety Bill is still going through parliament and we are back to the question of end-to-end encryption