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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Washington Post reports that the secret order, issued last month, is based on rights given under the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, also known as the Snoopers’ Charter. Officials have apparently demanded blanket access to encrypted files uploaded by any user worldwide, rather than access to a specific account.
In response, Apple is expected to simply stop offering its encrypted storage service, Advanced Data Protection, in the UK. This wouldn’t meet the UK’s demand for access to files shared by global users, however.
Apple has the right to appeal the notice on the basis of the cost of implementing it and whether the demand is proportionate to security requirements, but any appeal cannot delay implementation of the original order.
The UK has reportedly served Apple a document called a technical capability no …
Read the full story at The Verge.
