Apple urges government to form commission on encryption issues
BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Feb 22, 2016 | 4:18 pm
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168 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipApple Inc. on Monday called for the creation of a government commission or panel of experts on encryption to help resolve the standoff over national security and data privacy that began last week after the technology company refused a U.S. government demand to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, Reuters reported.
“Apple would gladly participate in such an effort,” the company wrote in a post on its website entitled “Answers to your questions about Apple and security.”
Such an idea is not new. A digital security commission comprising technology, business and law enforcement experts has been proposed by Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, to help break the impasse over encryption.
The bipartisan pair is scheduled to unveil details of legislation that would create a panel at a Washington event on Wednesday.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the company’s help to access Syed Rizwan Farook’s phone by disabling some of its passcode protections.
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