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Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts
Apple is ramping up its fight with the UK over a demand to create a backdoor for iCloud accounts. It has filed a legal complaint to reverse the order.
Apple has issued a legal challenge against the British government over a demand to create a backdoor for encrypted iCloud accounts, as reported by Financial Times. Instead, the iPhone maker announced that it would end national access to the strongly encrypted version of iCloud storage, also known as Advanced Data Protection. The 2016 Investigatory Powers Act is what allows UK authorities to demand access to encrypted accounts in this way, but it’s believed that this is the first time it has faced a legal challenge.
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