Apple appeal to Investigatory Powers Tribunal may be the first case of its type.

Apple reportedly filed an appeal in hopes of overturning a secret UK order requiring it to create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted data.

“The iPhone maker has made its appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent judicial body that examines complaints against the UK security services, according to people familiar with the matter,” the Financial Times reported today. The case “is believed to be the first time that provisions in the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act allowing UK authorities to break encryption have been tested before the court,” the article said.

Although it wasn’t previously reported, Apple’s appeal was filed last month at about the time it withdrew ADP from the UK, the Financial Times wrote today.

“The case could be heard as soon as this month, although it is unclear whether there will be any public disclosure of the hearing,” the FT wrote. “The government is likely to argue the case should be restricted on national security grounds.”

  • St3alth@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Anything been heard about what users with ADP enabled should do? I’ve heard that people may loose their iCloud account if they don’t turn it off with in a set period but I haven’t heard anything about a set period from Apple

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
    9·
    2 days ago

    if you’re offloading your encryption to a 3rd party it is only ever as secure as they decide it is on any given day.

    Not capitulating is the best marketing they can do but the writing is on the wall.

    Governments won’t stop applying pressure to the weakest point in the chain so take that link back.

  • bad_newsEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    How Kier Starmer manages to be more retarded and dickless on this shit than Modi is so fucking sad and hilarious. GCHQ literally invented and distributed public key crypto because they knew you need this shit to do internet business. Props for raising up a strong woman by making Liz Truss not the worst PM ever!