Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts
Apple has issued a legal challenge against the British government over a demand to create a backdoor for encrypted iCloud accounts, as reported by Financial Times. The company has filed a complaint in the hopes to reverse the order.
Apple is challenging UK’s iCloud encryption backdoor order
Apple is challenging a U.K. government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted
Apple begins legal battle to resist ‘egregious’ iCloud backdoor demand
Apple has begun legal action to resist a secret demand by the U.K. government for access to iPhone users’ data. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Financial Times reports that the company has made an appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, seeking (likely on grounds of U.S. national security) to have the order quashed.
Apple appeals UK encryption backdoor demand
Company wants to discourage other governments from using the same tactics; the appeal also likely objects to Apple being singled out for this requirement, analysts said.
Apple Takes U.K. to Court Over Demand To Weaken Encryption
Reason reported on the United Kingdom's demand for access to any Apple user's digital information stored in its cloud storage service, iCloud. Since those data are end-to-end encrypted by default, this would require the tech giant to create an intentional vulnerability in its security protocols—the likes of which could be exploited by sophisticated criminals or hostile governments.
Apple taking British government to court over encryption backdoor
Apple has reportedly lodged a ‘first of its kind’ appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), an independent judicial body which oversees legal complaints made against public authorities or intelligence agencies in the UK if they commit a potentially unlawful action.
Apple to take legal action against British Government over backdoor request
Apple is now reportedly taking the British Government to court Move comes after the UK Government reportedly asked Apple to build an encryption key Apple refused, and disabled its encryption service for UK users The UK Government's privacy row with Apple over an alleged backdoor request continues,
Apple Taking Legal Action Against UK Over Backdoor Demands
Apple told TechRepublic it is “gravely disappointed” to remove Advanced Data Protection in the U.K., as it fights government demands for an iCloud backdoor.
Apple Fights UK Order To Access Customer Encrypted Data
Apple is challenging a UK government order that would force the company to provide access to its customers' encrypted data when needed. According to BBC, the tech giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal,
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