US EditionUK Demands Global Backdoor Access to Apple's Encrypted iCloud Data
- The United Kingdom has ordered Apple to create a backdoor for accessing users' encrypted iCloud data, as reported by The Washington Post.
- The demand, issued under the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016, seeks blanket access to encrypted files rather than specific accounts, according to the report.
- Apple may stop offering its Advanced Data Protection service in the U.K. Due to this order, which could impact its global privacy standards.
- This request is unprecedented among major democracies and raises concerns over privacy violations, as noted by Mark Cuban.
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UK Government orders Apple to give it access to users’ encrypted data in 'unprecedented attack on privacy'
The Government has ordered Apple to allow it to access encrypted files uploaded to the cloud by any Apple user worldwide, in an 'unprecedented attack on privacy'.
·London, United Kingdom
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Privacy fears for millions as government demands access to messages and photos
The order demands access to millions of private messages and photos (Pictures: Getty Images) The encrypted data of millions of Apple users worldwide could reportedly be handed over to the government. The Home Office has ordered Apple to let it access encrypted data stored in its cloud service, The Washington Post reported. The target of the order is Apple’s end-to-encryption service, which the tech giant itself cannot access. Encryption is a typ…
·London, United Kingdom
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