Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order

Updated Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the British government's order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud data. The appeal will be the first of its kind lodged with the IPT, an independent judicial body that oversees legal complaints against potential unlawful actions by a public authority or UK intelligence services, according to the Financial Times, which broke the news. The revelation follows a battle between the iGadgetmaker and the UK's Home Office, which has long set its sights on Apple's encrypted cloud-hosted data, arguing it needs a backdoor in order for law enforcement to investigate persons of interest. UK's Investigatory Powers Bill to become law despite tech world opposition READ MORE Things came to a head in January when the Home Office issued Apple with a technical capability notice (TCN) under the Investigatory Powers Act, aka the Snooper's Charter, nearly a year after talk o ... Read full article.