Apple and 'exceptional access' to crypto protection

Apple is the latest in a host of technology players to be requested to allow exceptional access, that is, access in exceptional cases where it would be deemed to have high value relative to an active investigation. But they are certainly neither the first nor the last.

We recently wrote about ProtonMail’s attempt to curtail government pressure to allow backdoor access to email content, to which they’ve rallied the privacy advocates to force a public vote in Switzerland. They are not alone in the email space either, a host of other providers have been asked to defend similar positions both domestically and abroad.

Apple and 'exceptional access' to crypto protection