Apple Ordered by UK to Build Backdoor to Access User Data
The UK government has ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data, in a move that could spark one of the biggest privacy fights in the iPhone maker’s history.
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UK orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud.
UK orders Apple to open up users' encrypted cloud data, report says
Britain has ordered Apple to give it unprecedentedly broad access to encrypted user data stored on Apple's data cloud, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday.
UK orders Apple to let it access everyone’s encrypted data
Not only is Apple unable to either confirm or deny that it has been told to create this back door, but the UK Home Office will not do so either. Making this worse, while Apple can appeal the demand, it can only do so in a secret court and must deliver the demanded access even before that appeal is heard.
Apple’s Dilemma in UK Over Encryption Alarms Privacy Experts
The UK government’s attempt to get Apple Inc. to build a backdoor into customer data stored on its cloud system is alarming privacy advocates and US government leaders who warn that the move could expose users’ information worldwide.
The UK reportedly demands access to encrypted Apple accounts. What it means for US users.
Apple has reportedly been ordered to give the British government full access to view material uploaded to the cloud from around the globe.
UK Government orders Apple to give it access to users’ encrypted data in 'unprecedented attack on privacy'
The Government has ordered Apple to allow it to access encrypted files uploaded to the cloud by any Apple user worldwide, in an 'unprecedented attack on privacy'.
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently only the Apple account holder can access data stored in this way. The tech giant itself cannot view it.
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
Report: UK Orders Apple to Disable E2E Encryption on iCloud Backups Worldwide
A secret order would compel Apple to build a back door into its most secure iCloud backup option, The Washington Post reports.
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