WhatsApp has told the BBC it is supporting fellow tech giant Apple in its legal fight against the UK Home Office over the privacy of its users’ data.
The messaging app’s boss, Will Cathcart, said the case ”could set a dangerous precedent” by ”emboldening other nations” to seek to break encryption, which is how tech firms keep customers’ information private.
Apple went to the courts after receiving a notice from the Home Office demanding the right to access the data of its global customers if required in the interests of national security.
Källa: WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK over user data