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Cryptography: Apple

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 33834

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the removal of Apple's encryption system for users in Britain will not lead to (a) abuse and (b) misuse by the (i) police and (ii) security services.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

I refer the Hon Member to my response to PQ 33378 answered on 3 March 2025.

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