Apple says it will 'work closely' with the UK government over encryption, but it's not backing down

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple. See Also Tim Cook has once again reaffirmed Apple's support for strong encryption technology, telling the Irish Independent that the company has no plans to weaken the technology. iMessage, Apple's popular messaging client, uses end-to-end encryption. This means the messages cannot be intercepted and read by a third party — even police, or Apple itself. Encryption products have risen in popularity following revelations of US spying by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, much to the frustration of law enforcement. There are fears that vital evidence is "going dark"— but technologists and privacy activists counter that the tech is essential for...