- Apple would now carry the British government before the courts
- Travel intervenes after the British government has asked Apple to build a encryption key
- Apple refused and disabled its encryption service for British users
The British government’s confidentiality line with Apple about an alleged stolen door request continues, with reports stating that the company had appealed to the court of investigation powers, an independent court which can investigate the complaints filed against the security service.
The British government would have asked Apple to build a main key for law enforcement organizations in its end -to -end (E2EE), advanced data protection (ADP) – but Apple has completely drawn the ADP.
It is believed that this is the first judicial dispute of all the provisions of the 2016 survey powers authorizing the breakdown of encryption. The court will examine the legality of the British government’s request and may or may not be canceled.
Confidentiality
The request was condemned by the two confidentiality groups and also surprised the US government, which qualified the request for “clear and obvious violation of privacy and civilian freedoms of the United States”, after the director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard shared “a serious concern” concerning the implications of the request.
The case could be heard this month, but for the moment, it is not clear if there will be a public disclosure of the hearing – and it is likely that the British government claims that the case will be limited due to national security problems.
The E2EE, built by Apple, means that the photos, messages and other data from users who have chosen to allow the service is protected and cannot be accessible by anyone – even Apple.
Some activists have previously argued in favor of the British government, so that law enforcement organizations have access to potentially harmful materials or evidence of abuse equipment – but many fear that the creation of a “main key” leads to a risk that this key will fall into bad hands.
