Apple and other major tech providers are being asked to hand over data on millions of people—but they're fighting back:
Share to twitterApple and other major tech providers are being asked to hand over data on millions of people. And they're fighting back. Law enforcement agencies across the world are bombarding tech giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft with thousands of requests for customer data every week, insiders revealed at a private security briefing in London earlier in March.
The users of the unnamed app doubled the population of the country making the request, which was rejected, according to a security expert from the company, who was speaking at theevent in March. The event saw major Silicon Valley firms talking with major law enforcement bodies from the U.S. and the U.K. about how they can work together. It was held under Chatham House Rules, press were not permitted entry and guests were allowed in by invitation only.
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