UK authorities have reportedly ordered Apple to implement a backdoor into its iCloud platform, granting them access to encrypted user data worldwide. The order, issued under the UK Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, aims to facilitate law enforcement investigations but raises concerns about user privacy and security.
UK officials have ordered Apple to create a backdoor that would allow them to see what users worldwide have saved on their iCloud accounts, according to
. Their order reportedly demands blanket capability to view all of a user's fully encrypted material whenever they want, wherever the target is located.Advanced Data Protection for better security. With the optional setting enabled, the majority of a user's data is protected by encryption, including their iCloud Backup, Photos and Notes. Except encryption won't do users any good if authorities in the UK decide to take a look at their iCloud content.sources said, so it wouldn't have to promise them greater security knowing that authorities will be able to access their account.
Apple received a draft of the order when those changes were being debated by government officials last year. In a written submission protesting them, it said that the planned provisions "could be used to force a company like Apple, that would never build a back door into its products, to publicly withdraw critical security features from the UK market."says the company can still appeal the notice, but it can't use that appeal to put off its compliance.
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