United Kingdom's leftist government orders Apple to create a back door allowing access to encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud.
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UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The UK government seeks access to encrypted data stored by Apple users globally via a notice served under the Investigatory Powers Act. Currently, only account holders can access this data through Apple's Advanced Data Protection, which encrypts it so that Apple itself cannot view it.
While the government claims encryption helps criminals, Apple insists it will not weaken security measures. Compliance with such demands could lead to a withdrawal of services in the UK. Cybersecurity experts warn that creating back doors for data access puts user privacy at risk.
Privacy advocates call the move troubling, arguing it undermines civil liberties while failing to effectively combat crime.
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UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Washington Post reports that the secret order, issued last month, is based on rights given under the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, also known as the Snoopers’ Charter. Officials have apparently demanded blanket access to end-to-end encrypted files uploaded by any user worldwide, rather than access to a specific account.
Apple’s iCloud backups aren’t encrypted by default, but the Advanced Data Protection option was added in 2022, and must be enabled manually. It uses end-to-end encryption so that not even Apple can access encrypted files. In response to the order, Apple is expected to simply stop offering Advanced Data Protection in the UK. This wouldn’t meet the UK’s demand for access to files shared by global users, however.
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The Washington Post reports that the secret order, issued last month, is based on rights given under the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, also known as the Snoopers’ Charter. Officials have apparently demanded blanket access to end-to-end encrypted files uploaded by any user worldwide, rather than access to a specific account.
Apple’s iCloud backups aren’t encrypted by default, but the Advanced Data Protection option was added in 2022, and must be enabled manually. It uses end-to-end encryption so that not even Apple can access encrypted files. In response to the order, Apple is expected to simply stop offering Advanced Data Protection in the UK. This wouldn’t meet the UK’s demand for access to files shared by global users, however.
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Re: UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
Apple removes cloud encryption feature from UK after the leftist government ordered the company to build a backdoor for accessing user data.
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Apple is taking legal action to try to overturn a demand made by the UK government to view its customers' private data if required.
The US technology giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent court with the power to investigate claims against the Security Service.
The UK's order also angered the US administration with President Donald Trump describing it to The Spectator as "something that you hear about with China".
Tulsi Gabbard, US head of intelligence, said she had not been informed in advance about the UK's demand. She wrote in a letter that it was an "egregious violation" of US citizens' rights to privacy and added that she intended to find out whether it breached the terms of a legal data agreement between the US and the UK.
The US technology giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent court with the power to investigate claims against the Security Service.
The UK's order also angered the US administration with President Donald Trump describing it to The Spectator as "something that you hear about with China".
Tulsi Gabbard, US head of intelligence, said she had not been informed in advance about the UK's demand. She wrote in a letter that it was an "egregious violation" of US citizens' rights to privacy and added that she intended to find out whether it breached the terms of a legal data agreement between the US and the UK.
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Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump's administration urging an end to a data agreement with the U.K. and to renegotiate a new one in the wake of reports that the U.K. ordered Apple to build a backdoor to access encrypted user data.
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, and Arizona Republican Andy Biggs, who chairs a subcommittee on surveillance, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to end the U.S.-U.K. agreement made under the CLOUD Act.
That agreement, which has been in place since 2019 and was renewed last year, allows the U.K. government to ask U.S. companies such as Apple to hand over data during criminal investigations - but not if the targets are U.S. citizens.
The two members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Bondi to "renegotiate it to adequately protect American citizens from foreign government surveillance," according to the letter, which was seen by Reuters.
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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, and Arizona Republican Andy Biggs, who chairs a subcommittee on surveillance, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to end the U.S.-U.K. agreement made under the CLOUD Act.
That agreement, which has been in place since 2019 and was renewed last year, allows the U.K. government to ask U.S. companies such as Apple to hand over data during criminal investigations - but not if the targets are U.S. citizens.
The two members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Bondi to "renegotiate it to adequately protect American citizens from foreign government surveillance," according to the letter, which was seen by Reuters.
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