UK's demand for Apple backdoor should not be heard in secret, says court
a year ago
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- The U.K. government lost its bid to keep details of a surveillance order against Apple secret.
- The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled parts of the case will be public, rejecting claims of national security risks.
- The case reportedly involves a U.K. demand for Apple to provide access to encrypted cloud data of any Apple customer globally.
- Apple stopped offering Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. following the legal demand.
- Apple appealed the order, while the U.K. government argued public disclosure would harm national security.
- Privacy advocates, media, U.S. lawmakers, and officials have called for transparency in the legal hearings.
- Apple maintains it has never built a backdoor into its products and never will.