Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row In January, Apple was issued with a secret order by the Home Office to share encrypted data belonging to Apple users around the world with UK law enforcement in the event of a potential national security threat. It is the latest development in an unprecedented row between one of the world's biggest tech firms and the UK government over data privacy. The BBC understands that the US technology giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent court with the power to investigate claims against the Security Service. Apple is taking legal action to try to overturn a demand made by the UK government to view its customers' private data if required. Data protected by Apple's standard level of encryption is still accessible by the company if a warrant is issued, but the firm cannot view or share data encrypted using its toughest privacy tool, Advanced Data Protection (ADP). ADP is an opt-in feature and it is not known h ... Read full article.