Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data
It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.
By BBC News
Apple has launched a fresh legal challenge against a UK government demand for access to encrypted customer data. The case was filed last month at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, according to reports, and is part of the long-running dispute between Apple and the Home Office over iCloud privacy.
The BBC report is too thin to verify a venue, business name, road, village, council area or county because this is a legal and policy story rather than a local incident. The verified location details are limited to the UK government, the Home Office and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
According to the reports, the new complaint challenges a “technical capability notice” issued by UK authorities, which Apple is seeking to contest under the Investigatory Powers Act. The legal filing was made in July, and a hearing is scheduled for September, according to Bloomberg.
The dispute follows an earlier UK request that was later abandoned, after which authorities issued a new notice that did not apply to American users. Privacy campaign groups including Privacy International and Liberty have also been involved in related proceedings at the tribunal.