WhatsApp is intervening in Apple's legal battle against a UK Home Office order that mandates access to encrypted user data. CEO Will Cathcart expressed concerns that the order would set a dangerous precedent for global security technologies, arguing it compromises user privacy. The company insists on a public hearing for the case, highlighting its significance in setting standards for surveillance powers. This comes as both WhatsApp and Apple challenge a technical capability notice (TCN), aimed at improving law enforcement access at the expense of encryption technology.
WhatsApp warned that the case could undermine the security of people's private communications and expose them to attacks from hackers and hostile nation states.
Cathcart argues that the secret notice, known as a technical capability notice (TCN), would set a 'dangerous precedent for security technologies that protect users around the world'.
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