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Apple appealing against UK 'back door' order, tribunal confirms
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on April 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on April 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Apple is appealing a UK order for back door access to encrypted cloud systems. The case, confirmed by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, impacts Apple's security measures.
LONDON (Reuters) -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 on Monday.
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.
The Washington Post 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.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)
The main topic is Apple's appeal against a UK order to create a back door to its encrypted cloud storage systems.
A technical capability notice is a government order requiring companies to provide access to encrypted data.
Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection for new users in the UK and is appealing the order.
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