Obama warned over threat to weaken online security
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#ATW9)
Open letter to US President lobbies against policy that could see US government given access to user data through softening encryption
The technology industry has sent President Obama a new open letter urging him to stop attempting to weaken encryption, compromise security and destroy consumer trust.
The Information Technology Industry Council and the Software and Information Industry Association, which represent hundreds of technology companies across the globe including Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, Twitter and Intel, are seeking to stop policy that would force holes in apps and services to let the US government read user data.
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