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UK Orders Apple To Let It Spy on Users' Encrypted Accounts
The UK government has ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing access to encrypted cloud backups of users worldwide, Washington Post reported Friday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The unprecedented demand, issued last month through a technical capability notice under the UK In...
The UK government has ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing access to encrypted cloud backups of users worldwide, Washington Post reported Friday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The unprecedented demand, issued last month through a technical capability notice under the UK Investigatory Powers Act, requires Apple to provide blanket access to fully encrypted material rather than assistance with specific accounts.Apple is likely to discontinue its encrypted storage service in the UK rather than compromise user security globally, the report said. The company told Parliament in March that the UK government should not have authority to decide whether global users can access end-to-end encryption.
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