Apple recently told a US court that it couldn’t turn over to law enforcement messages that were sent between iPhones via Apple’s iMessage system, which uses end-to-end encryption. And the crypto-wars rage on.
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Google, Facebook and Twitter join forces to combat child abuse imagery
Google, Facebook and Twitter have joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation in a bid to remove potentially millions of child sexual abuse imagery from the web.
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger could by banned by UK’s newly proposed bill
Newly proposed UK legislation will demand that messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat remove encryption from their apps altogether or see them banned. 
iOS 9 enhances two factor authentication, introduces 6-digit passcodes
Apple announced on Monday that iOS 9 will have native two-factor authentication as well as (slightly) more secure passcodes.
Apple, Google and others urge Obama to say no to backdoors
Tech firms and cryptologists lobby the Obama administration, urging resistance to the implementation of backdoors in popular software.
US and UK to play “cyber war games” with each other
Agents from the US and UK will carry out simulated cyber attacks against each other following talks between Barack Obama and David Cameron.
David Cameron wants to ban encrypted apps like iMessage and Whatsapp
In the wake of the Paris attacks, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is targeting encrypted communications that governments can’t read. 
GCHQ and police team up to hunt down child abusers on the darknet
A major crackdown on child-abuse imagery includes a new law making it illegal for an adult to send a sexual communication to a child. 