Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed on Monday. The IPT said in a written ruling that it had refused the British government’s application that “the bare details of the case”, including that it was brought by Apple, be kept private. Apple and Britain’s Home Office, its … Read more
British officials have held private talks with their US counterparts in an attempt to resolve concerns that the UK is trying to force Apple Inc. to build a backdoor into Americans’ encrypted data, according to people familiar with the matter. The high-level discussions took place after Apple removed its most advanced encrypted security feature for … Read more
Apple has appealed a British government order to create a “back door” in its most secure cloud storage systems, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker removed its most advanced security encryption for cloud data, called Advanced Data Protection (ADP), in Britain last month, in what was … Read more
Apple Inc. is removing its most advanced encrypted security feature for cloud data in the UK, a stunning development that follows the government ordering the company to build a backdoor for accessing user data. The company said Friday that Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that adds end-to-end encryption to a wide assortment of user … Read more