Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request

Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request

The court has provided official confirmation of the legal challenge.

Investigatory Powers Tribunal rejects Government secrecy over Apple encryption case

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has rejected a Home Office bid to impose total secrecy around its efforts to gain access to Apple users’ data.  Apple is appealing to the IPT over a government technical capability notice (TCN) which would require it to provide the Home Office with access to its customers’ most highly-encrypted data. The Home Office had asked the IPT not to publish the facts or details of the appeal or the identities of its part…

Apple fights UK government over iCloud backdoor as tribunal rejects secret hearing

The UK government demanded that Apple create a backdoor in its iCloud services earlier this year following years of pressure.Read Entire Article

Apple wants to avoid having to create a back entrance so that authorities can secretly spy on users

Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request - WorldNL Magazine

A UK court has confirmed a legal challenge against the British GovernmentApple is taking action over an encryption backdoor requestThe tech giant's end-to-end encryption has been removed in the UKIn the latest development of the ongoing privacy dispute between Apple and the UK Government, a British court has officially confirmed the company has launched a legal challenge.Campaigners have been pushing for transparency in the legal challenge, and …

UK-Apple backdoor hearing should be public, tribunal rules

CNBC reports that Apple's appeal against the UK government's order to create a "backdoor" allowing access to encrypted iPhone user data will be heard in public after the country's Investigatory Powers Tribunal dismissed …