APPLE APPEALING AGAINST UK GOVERNMENT’S ‘BACK DOOR’ ORDER – The ruling follows a hearing last month where details of the case were kept private
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed.
The IPT said in a written judgment that it had refused an application by the British government that “the bare details of the case,” including that it was brought by Apple; be kept private.
The ruling follows a hearing in London last month, which was held in secret with media not allowed to attend.
It was reported in February that Britain had issued a “technical capability notice” to Apple to enable access to encrypted messages and photos, even for users outside the country.
The iPhone maker in response removed its most advanced security encryption for cloud data, called Advanced Data Protection, for new users in Britain.
Details of the case have been shrouded in secrecy and neither Apple nor the British government have publicly confirmed the technical capability notice.
