Court Rejects Secrecy in Apple’s Fight Against UK Backdoor Request

Apple has filed a legal appeal against a UK government order requiring the company to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed on Monday (via Reuters). The high-profile challenge follows reports earlier this year that the UK used its Investigatory Powers Act to demand secret access […]

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US Lawmakers Urge Intelligence Chief to Fight UK iCloud Backdoor Order

Members of key congressional oversight committees have called on the United States’ new top intelligence director to pressure the United Kingdom to withdraw its controversial demand for Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted user data stored in iCloud, according to The Washington Post. Last week The Post revealed that a secret UK order, issued […]

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