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The surprisingly intrusive order of the United Kingdom so that Apple creates a rear door in the ICLOUD data of users encrypted not only affects the British; It could be used to access the private data of any holder of the Apple account in the world, including Americans. Less than a week after security experts resulted in the alarm in the report, the United States Congress is trying to do something about it.
The Washington Post <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/13/apple-uk-security-back-door-adp/”>reported On Thursday, in a rare sample of Bipartidship of Modern Capitol Hill, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and the representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) wrote to the new National Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, asking him to take measures to frustrate the UK surveillance order, including the limitation of cooperation and intelligence exchange if the country refuses to comply.
“If Apple is forced to build a back door in its products, that rear door will end on US telephones, tablets and computers, undermining the safety of the data of the Americans, as well as the innumerable federal, state and local government agencies Confidential to Apple products, ”wrote Biggs and Wyden.
The couple told Gabbard that if the United Kingdom does not retract their order, it should “reassess the cybersecurity arrangements and programs of the United States-United States, as well as the exchange of American intelligence with the United Kingdom.” Wyden is in the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Biggs is in the Judicial Committee of the Chamber and presides over the Federal Government Crime and Surveillance Subcommittee.
According to reports, Wyden began to circulate a bill that, if approved, could at least hinder the process for the United Kingdom authorities. The modification proposed to the Cloud Law 2018 would make requests for information to companies based in the United States by foreign entities more onerous by demanding that they first obtain an order of judge in their country of origin. In addition, it would prohibit other countries (such as, Oh, say … the United Kingdom) demand changes in encryption protocols for companies or services in the United States. Application challenges would also receive jurisdiction in US courts instead of foreign courts.
The United Kingdom's request, first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/”>reported
The order was issued by virtue of the United Kingdom's Research Powers Law, known (not as affectionately) as the “Snooper Charter”, which extended the electronic surveillance powers of British intelligence agencies and the application of the application of The law. It would be a criminal crime to publicly confirm the reception of the order, so the company has not commented on the matter. Security experts warn that the implementation of this rear door would unnecessarily expose any person with an Apple account to foreign espionage, computer pirates and adverse countries.
According to the reports, Apple received a draft of the order last year when the United Kingdom officials debated the changes. In a written presentation that protested them, the company said that the planned order “could be used to force a company like Apple, which would never build a back door in its products, to publicly withdraw the critical security characteristics of the United Kingdom market” . The company can appeal the notice but cannot use the appeal to delay compliance.
“The majority of experts in the democratic world agree that what the United Kingdom proposes would weaken digital security for all, not only in the United Kingdom but throughout the world,” said Ciaran Martin, former executive director of the executive director of the National Cyber Security Center of the United Kingdom. The Washington Post.
This article originally appeared in Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/us-lawmakers-The-the-uks-apple-ennption-backdoor-Request-82423656.html?src=rsssss
