A new planned internet spying law in Britain could have the perverse effect of giving cybercriminals a "back door," Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday.
"We believe very strongly in end-to-end encryption and no back doors," Cook said during a visit to Britain that comes after plans for a new Investigatory Powers Bill were outlined this month.
The new bill, which has been heavily criticized by privacy campaigners, would not ban encryption altogether but would make it easier for Britain's security services to access encrypted communications. "To protect people who use any products, you have to encrypt. You can just look around and see all the data breaches that are going on. These things are becoming more frequent," Cook said.