encryption

Tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse

A simple Google search lets you can gain access to private chat groups on WhatsApp

The bill, proposed by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee

The company has been willing to help US law enforcement and intelligence agencies

Australia has made it clear it wants tech companies to do much more

London attacker Khalid Masood sent an encrypted message via WhatsApp minutes before the attack

End-to-end encryption ensures only the intended recipient can read the message

The Internet Association's 40 members include Google, Uber, Twitter and Facebook

Facebook also rolled out end-to-end encryption to its WhatsApp Messenger three months ago

Key questions remain about how much access law enforcement agencies should be granted to encrypted devices

The years-long political impasse over encryption will continue even in the wake of the high-profile effort

US Justice Department last week suggested that it would be willing to demand that Apple turn over the 'source code'

Support from Apple's rivals showed the breadth of Silicon Valley's opposition to government's anti-encryption effort

The Justice Department 'disappointed' in Orenstein's ruling and plans to ask a higher judge to review the matter

Apple says the type of cooperation sought would undermine basic principles of data security

The government is pushing to force companies share access to encrypted data with law enforcement agencies