March 6, 2025 (EIRNS)—Apple has filed a legal complaint against the U.K. government over a demand to create a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud service, according to the Financial Times, citing sources, as reported by RT. Apple has submitted a case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, a judicial body that reviews complaints against the U.K. security services.
RT reports, “It reportedly marks the first legal test of the U.K.’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Act and its provisions that compel companies to bypass encryption.” The “technical capability notice” given required the company to provide a means for decrypting user data, which is currently protected by end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only users can access their information.
