Apple intensifies battle against UK government's push for iCloud backdoor

In brief: UK authorities have had the power to break encryption and access user data since 2016. Recently, Apple was forced to comply with this law and chose to significantly weaken encryption instead, but the battle is far from over. Apple is taking its fight against the UK government's attempt to access iCloud user data to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent judicial body that reviews complaints against national security services. According to unnamed sources cited by the Financial Times, Apple's legal challenge is the first of its kind and could serve as a key test case for the Investigatory Powers Act, which was enacted nine years ago. The IPT could hear the case as early as this month, the sources said, though a public hearing remains uncertain. Apple is seeking a full reversal of the government's demand to install a backdoor in the iCloud platform, while UK authorities may ask the court to limit public disclosure due to national security or other classified concer ... Read full article.