Tribunal filing shows UK pushed for wider back-door access to Apple data Tech A new court document reveals that the UK government sought broader “back-door” access to Apple’s private customer data amid ongoing controversy over the impact of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act. According to the Financial Times, a new legal document has been filed with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), an independent court that reviews complaints against [...]
What Apple’s fight over encryption means for your data Tech Your iPhone holds some of your most private information – messages, photos and personal data secured by encryption, that even Apple itself cannot access. But a legal battle between the tech giant and the UK government is now testing the limits of that security. The company has been locked in the legal and political showdown [...]