- A United Kingdom Court has confirmed a legal challenge against the British government
- Apple is taking action through an encryption rear door application
- End -to -end encryption of the technological giant has been eliminated in the United Kingdom
In the last development of the ongoing privacy dispute between Apple and the United Kingdom government, a British court has officially confirmed that the company has launched a legal challenge.
Activists have been pressing for transparency in the legal challenge, and the investigation powers court rejected the government’s attempt to maintain the “naked details” of the case of secret, the Financial Times information.
At the beginning of 2025, Apple eliminated its option for end -to -end encryption, advanced data protection, after a British government application for Apple to build a “rear door” in encryption for the agencies of application of the law.
Continuous litigation
The court confirmed: “He did not accept the revelation of the naked details of the case would be detrimental to the public or harmful interest to national security,” having heard presentations of privacy activists, media organizations and even US senators.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comments, but has reaffirmed its promise to “never build a back door.”
The firm has previously denied FBI’s requests for a master code of application of the similar law, although the current national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, described the United Kingdom’s request as a “clear and atrocious violation of privacy and civil liberties of the Americans”, since the rear door could be theoretically used against citizens outside the United Kingdom.
The technological giant and privacy activists argue that once a rear door is built, threat actors could steal access to private data, and governments could abuse their powers with greater surveillance.
Our readers are overwhelmingly disagree with the proposals to build a master key for the application of the law, with 67% of respondents surveyed who say their data are private and would not want their government to have access.
For now, Apple British users will not have access to advanced data protection, so users should consider other type of cloud storage solution if they want to enjoy end -to -end encryption.
