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The UK reportedly demands access to encrypted Apple accounts. What it means for US users.Bailey Schulz
USA TODAYFeb. 7, 2025
Britain has reportedly ordered Apple to create a back door to encrypted data. This could force a company that has long promoted itself as a privacy leader in the tech space to allow broad access to user data from across the globe, leaving iPhone, iPad and Mac users wondering what that means for them.
It's not uncommon for governments to ask tech companies for specific user data to assist criminal cases. But an undisclosed order issued last month goes a step further by requiring the tech giant to give the British government blanket access to view encrypted materials uploaded to the cloud, the Washington Post said Friday, citing unnamed sources.
This includes data that typically only users can unlock ‒ including messages, photos and notes ‒ from the U.S. and other countries. It's a sweeping demand with no known precedent among major democracies. ...
The real worry is that if the U.K. is allowed to spy on Apple customers, U.S. adversaries may also be granted similar access, according to Matthew Green, a member of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute and expert on applied cryptography and cryptographic engineering. ...
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