Following the company's very public stand-off with the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, Apple is demonstrating that it has a great interest in security by re-hiring encryption expert Jon Callas. Best known for founding security-focused firms PGP Corp and Silent Circle -- the company behind the ultra-secure, privacy-centric Blackphone -- Callas has worked for Apple on two previous occasions. While neither Apple nor Callas himself are commenting on the precise role he will have at the company, Apple has confirmed his appointment to Reuters. With his security heritage, and having previously helped Apple create an encryption system for… [Continue Reading]
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