
Several Countries Demand Backdoors in Encrypted Apps
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Several countries are demanding backdoors in encrypted applications. Last month, the United Kingdom ordered Apple to break its own Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. Recently, Sweden and France are also considering making backdoors mandatory in messaging applications. These initiatives attempt to scare people into supporting backdoors, an idea that has been widely criticized. An article also presents a feminist argument against weakening encryption.