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A couple of human rights groups are challenging The surprisingly intrusive order of the United Kingdom government for Apple creates a rear door in its encrypted user data, as first reported by Financial Times. Privacy International and Liberty have filed a legal complaint before the country's investigation powers (IPT), which according to the reports is scheduled to listen to Apple's appeal on Friday.
The complaint argues that Apple's appeal to order must be heard publicly. In addition, the challenge of the groups maintains that the government measure violates the free expression and privacy of customers by forcing the company to neutralize the safety of its product.
"The use of the United Kingdom of a secret order to undermine the safety of people around the world is unacceptable and disproportionate," Caroline Wilson Palow, Legal Director of Privacy International, said Heist. "People around the world trust end -to -end encryption to protect themselves from harassment and oppression. No country must have the power to undermine that protection for all."
United Kingdom media (including BBC, Reuters, Financial Times, The guardian and more) have also filed complaints to the IPT, arguing that the case must be heard publicly. The same goes for defense organizations Big Brother Watch, censorship index and the open rights group.
The Order of the United Kingdom requires that Apple provides the general access to the private data of encrypted users through its advanced data protection function (ADP). Introduced in iOS 16.2 in 2022, ADP applies end -to -end encryption to ICLOUD data, as backup copies of the device, messages of messages, notes and photos. Even Apple can't access him.
Apple eliminated the ADP in the United Kingdom in response to the order before issuing its own legal challenge. But since the rear door would also apply to users outside the United Kingdom, the private data of any person with an Apple account would be vulnerable. Security experts (and common sense) warn that the rear door would unnecessarily expose any person with an Apple account to foreign espionage, computer pirates and adverse countries.
We only know about the United Kingdom's request due to a leak last month. This is due to the fact that it was issued under the Law of Investigation Powers of the 2016 country, which extended the surveillance powers of British intelligence agencies and the application of the law (winning its, huh, huh, Term of love, he "Swooper letter"). The rules also prevent Apple from discussing or publicly recognizing the existence of the privacy evasion order, or using your appeal to delay compliance. Apple said last month, "We have never built a back door or a master key for any of our products or services, and we will never."
This article originally appeared in Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/britishuman-rights-groups-challenge-the-uks-apple-backdoordoorder-order-163329777.html?src=rsssss
