Tim Cook talks to the White House about the importance of data encryption

The last friday, Tim Cook and several representatives of Silicon Valley companies met with officials from the Casa Blanca to talk about the use of technology and social media in the fight against terrorism. Information about this meeting has been released today and, something that should not surprise anyone, Tim Cook reaffirmed his position not to create back doors in the software to allow different governments to access user data .

According to Cook, the White House would have to step up and say categorically that there should be no back doors. This means that the United States government should override the requests of the FBI director, who believes that companies like Apple should create back doors that allow them to access user data and their devices in order to control terrorists.

The position of the CEO of Apple is clear: users should be the owners of our information and we should decide what we share and what we keep for ourselves. On the other hand, Attorney General Loretta Lynch assures that there must be a balance decided by management between privacy and national security.

The president of the United States, Barack Obama should have spoken on the matter yesterday, but he did not say anything about the data encryption. He did say that technology has to be used to fight phenomena such as climate change or educationBut he did not talk about creating back doors to fight terrorism. Is it a first step to "guarantee", this always in quotes, our privacy? And is that Obama is in favor of not creating back doors, although his way of thinking was affected by the recent attacks in Paris.

The problem, and this for sure was also mentioned in the White House meeting, is that if there is a back door created for governments to use, the hackers Malicious will find it sooner or later. Through these back doors and once inside, they can find out anything about us, from usernames and passwords to bank details. In the end, the only ones harmed, by losing our privacy, would be ordinary users, since terrorists will always find a safer way to communicate. What do you think?