Apple is challenging the UK government data access order in Investment Gatri Powers Tribunal (IPT) Financial times Reports order targeted the iCloud backup, which is ended by the end by encryption.
Last monthPress Lake revealed the existence of a January order that apple has been asked to make A backdoor Eye cloud’s encrypted backup. UK officials are using their powers National Security Monitoring Legislature Trying to force the iPhone maker to clearly provide data to law enforcement.
Apple replied Announcement This will eliminate the firmly encrypted version of UK users’ iCloud storage feature. The challenge was filed at the same time through the IPT, which shows that the company is aggressively going to try to end the order against it. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) Feature, as well as pulling security offers from the UK market.
An important factor is that Apple continues to offer a strongly encrypted iClod backup in other markets – though the order allegedly has access to consumer data from outside the UK market. According to the FT, the British government believes that Apple has failed to comply with it locally shutting down the feature.
It has also been reported that this may be the first time that the UK’s encryption powers have been tested before the body, which oversees security services, though it shows that the hearing is likely to be confidential.
Apple declined to issue a new statement about development, but a spokesperson pointed to it Remarks released last month. At the moment, the company said it was “severely disappointed” that UK users would no longer have access to the security feature.