The United States will require access to the correspondence Apple users after the attacks in Paris – RBC

The White House and members of Congress are going to hold talks with representatives of Apple, Google and Microsoft, which require access to the encrypted correspondence software users these companies, writes The Wall Street Journal referring to informed sources

As According to the publication, the reason for the requirements of the US authorities was a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, after which exacerbated the issue of whether it is permissible for US companies to provide services to ultra-secure correspondence.

At the same time, it underlines the WSJ, there is no indication that the attack took place in the French capital changed their minds IT-giant on the declassification of correspondence of their users.

In September this year it was reported that Google, Apple and Microsoft have repeatedly refused to grant access to the reports of its users to the American authorities, including at the request of US Department of Justice and the FBI.

US officials for months they expressed concern that technology companies are increasingly resorting to encryption of data. Publication New York Times, citing informed sources, wrote that the representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the FBI are unhappy that the White House has not yet intervened in the conflict with the companies. Agencies believe that the administration of US President Barack Obama is to force corporations to disclose relevant information.