Major U.S. Internet companies have urged the
British government to reconsider a plan to make telecommunications firms
help spies hack into computers and phones. The draft Investigatory
Powers Bill would require telecoms companies to keep records of
customers' Web histories for up to a year, and to help security services
gain access to suspects' electronic devices.
In a joint submission
to a committee of British lawmakers, Facebook, Google, Microsoft,
Twitter and Yahoo said that "to the extent this could involve the
introduction of risks or vulnerabilities into products or services, it
would be a very dangerous precedent to set." They urged the government
to reconsider, and warned against changes that would weaken online
encryption, which they called a "fundamental security tool."
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Source: NBC News
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