The UK government has reportedly ordered Apple to create a backdoor in its iCloud encryption, granting security officials access to users' encrypted backups worldwide. The order, based on the UK's Investigatory Powers Act, demands blanket access to end-to-end encrypted files, raising concerns about user privacy and security. Apple is expected to halt offering Advanced Data Protection in the UK to comply, but this wouldn't satisfy the government's demand for global user data access.
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.
“There is no reason why the UK should have the authority to decide for citizens of the world whether they can avail themselves of the proven security benefits that flow from end-to-end encryption,” Apple told the British parliament in March 2024 amidst a discussion of an amendment to the Investigatory Powers Act. It has previously pushed back against other UK attempts to legislate backdoors to encrypted communications.
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