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Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge
Privacy rights groups have called on Apple's legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE)
Privacy rights groups have called on Apple’s legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) version of its iCloud storage service to be heard in public, rather than behind closed doors. But the surveillance order requiring it to grant law enforcement access to data stored within the E2EE service is thought to include the info of users located outside the country, too, so it’s unclear whether Apple’s move will be deemed compliant. “There is significant public interest in knowing when and on what basis the UK government believes that it can compel a private company to undermine the privacy and security of its customers.”
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