04/03/2016 by Intellectual Property Watch
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, today issued a statement urged United States law enforcement authorities to exercise caution in their legal fight against Apple computer company, saying it could have “extremely damaging implications for the human rights of many millions of people, including their physical and financial security.”
A decision against Apple “is potentially a gift to authoritarian regimes, as well as to criminal hackers,” he said.
The Intercept 19 Febr, 2015: "AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe, according to top-secret documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden."
Talmon Marco discusses steps by upstart free calls and messaging application to monetise service and why privacy matters . By Juliette Garside
The Guardian Friday 30 August 2013
Time will tell whether revelations by the Guardian and other media about the extent of Skype's cooperation with intelligence agencies will harm its business. But Marco believes individuals should care.
"Personally, I would be concerned being on a service knowing that everybody can listen to my conversations," he says. "People should be concerned about their privacy."