If a government agency responsible for signal monitoring and espionage suggests an encryption format, endorses one particular format over another or even just actively participates in such discussions -- shouldn&#x27;t that raise alarm bells in most tech-savvy people&#x27;s heads?<p>The reality is the telecommunication industries in UK, US and other nations are complicit with such activity because they are legally required to provide access to their partners in government intelligence.  And they operate in highly regulated environments that they will be shut out of if they don&#x27;t cooperate.<p>Encryption has moved to the OS level, which is why we&#x27;re seeing similar pressure being presented to Apple with this terrorist&#x27;s iPhone.