UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says
Apple and civil rights groups say the order would weaken encryption and expose users to hackers, while Britain cites national security and secrecy rules.
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Apple pushes UK court to lift secrecy around encryption backdoor order
In a hearing today, Apple challenged the UK government’s refusal to publicly confirm whether it has issued an order requiring the company to provide access to encrypted user data. Here are the details. more…
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WTVBUK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says
LONDON, Sept 17 : The British government's refusal to confirm whether it has issued an order to bypass encryption to access customer data held by Apple has become farcical, a lawyer for civil rights groups told a London tribunal on Thursday.In January last year, Britain issued an order, known as a technical
Home Office challenged on ‘farcical’ secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ order
The government’s policy to neither confirm nor deny whether it has ordered Apple to provide ‘backdoor’ access to encrypted messages and data stored on Apple’s iCloud is “farcical”, a court heard today. Ben Jaffey KC representing campaign groups Privacy International and Liberty told the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that it was no longer sustainable for the
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