The company has issued a statement responding to claims that the NSA has deep access to the iPhone. December 31, 2013 9:21 AM PST (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple says that the company has never worked with the National Security Agency to give it backdoor access to the iPhone, responding to documents that were leaked on Monday. The statement comes after documents shared by security researcher Jacob Appelbaum and German news magazine Der Spiegel disclosed an NSA program called DROPOUTJEEP, which is said to allow the agency to do things like intercept text messages, access contact lists, and activate the phone's microphone and camera. The company also said it was unaware of such a program. Here is the full statement: Apple has never worked with the NSA to create a backdoor in any of our products, including iPhone. Additionally, we have been unaware of this alleged NSA program targeting our products. We care deeply about our customers' privacy and security. Our team is continuously working to make our products even more secure, and we make it easy for customers to keep their software up to date with the latest advancements. Whenever we hear about attempts to undermine Apple's industry-leading security, we thoroughly investigate and take appropriate steps to protect our customers. We will continue to use our resources to stay ahead of malicious hackers and defend our customers from security attacks, regardless of who's behind them. Developing. More to come...
The company has issued a statement responding to claims that the NSA has deep access to the iPhone.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Apple says that the company has never worked with the National Security Agency to give it backdoor access to the iPhone, responding to documents that were leaked on Monday.
The statement comes after documents shared by security researcher Jacob Appelbaum and German news magazine Der Spiegel disclosed an NSA program called DROPOUTJEEP, which is said to allow the agency to do things like intercept text messages, access contact lists, and activate the phone's microphone and camera.
The company also said it was unaware of such a program. Here is the full statement:
Apple has never worked with the NSA to create a backdoor in any of our products, including iPhone. Additionally, we have been unaware of this alleged NSA program targeting our products. We care deeply about our customers' privacy and security. Our team is continuously working to make our products even more secure, and we make it easy for customers to keep their software up to date with the latest advancements. Whenever we hear about attempts to undermine Apple's industry-leading security, we thoroughly investigate and take appropriate steps to protect our customers. We will continue to use our resources to stay ahead of malicious hackers and defend our customers from security attacks, regardless of who's behind them.
Developing. More to come...
