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4 Mar 2016 at 21:58, Iain Thomson The French parliament has voted in favor of punishing companies that refuse to decrypt data for government investigators – by threatening businesses with big fines and possible jail terms for staff.This comes amid the FBI's high-profile battle with Apple in the US to unlock a dead killer's encrypted iPhone.
French deputies voted to add an amendment to a penal reform bill that would fine companies €350,000 (US$385,350) for a refusal to decrypt and give up to five years in jail for senior executives. Telecommunications company executives would face smaller fines and up to two years in jail for not cooperating with the authorities.
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