The Home Office’s latest push to circumvent Apple’s encryption forces a stark choice: do we want a digital society that is secure for everyone, or one that is easier to surveil and therefore easier to attack? You cannot have both.
When you weaken encryption for the “exceptional” case, you weaken it for all cases. That is a security trade‑off the UK cannot afford.
Building systemic weaknesses into encrypted data
The government has reignited a long-running debate over digital privacy through a proposed Technical Capability Notice (TCN) compelling Apple to provide access to encrypted user data when requested by authorities.
Framed as a proportionate measure to help law enforcement tackle serious crime and national security threats, the proposal is, in reality, a significant escalation in the government’s demands for access to private digital communications. …
