In an update to two previous posts in which the UK demanded Apple create a backdoor to be able to access encrypted data and Apple subsequently removing the feature all together in the UK, Apple has now sued the UK Government.
Apple has filed an appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in the UK, seeking to overturn a secret order requiring the company to create a backdoor for government access to encrypted data. This case is believed to be the first time provisions in the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act allowing UK authorities to break encryption have been tested in court.
Apple has publicly criticized the law, warning that it would grant the UK government access to users' data worldwide, and has responded by pulling its Advanced Data Protection service from the UK. The outcome of the appeal would likely have significant implications for the balance between government surveillance and individual privacy.
Jon Brodkin
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Revolutionary Lens Take:
End-to-End Encryption should be the bare minimal needed, Zero-Knowledge encryption which Apple claims their Advanced Data Protection (ADP) is, is better.
But ultimately Encryption should be 100% in the control of end users. The same way your house keys are not owned by anyone else, so shouldn't your encryption keys as well.
