WASHINGTON: America’s top investigation agency FBI has been disappointed by the strict privacy measures taken by Apple and Google in the wake of the NSA’s emerging snooping cases.
FBI Director James B Comey has slammed Apple and Google’s recently revealed encryption initiatives. Comey lamented that it was strange that even both the IT giants could not access the customer data. However, Apple and Google has not yet responded to Comey’s comments.
Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier said that often communication through smartphones was done for negative purposes.
Both the companies claimed that their improved encryption protocols protect users from potential cybercrime and unauthorised access. But they did not denying that this also makes it harder for law enforcement agencies to access customer data.