The UK will not be able to keep its encryption battle with Apple secret. According to the BBC, in a decision handed down on Monday, the court rejected the government’s request for secrecy in the case. This has been widely reported in the tech world.
The UK backs down in Apple case
The case began in February when the UK government secretly asked Apple to create a backdoor for iCloud encryption. Apple did not comply, opting to remove Advanced Data Protection in the UK.
However, other categories of data in iCloud remained end-to-end encrypted. During this process, Apple was unable to publicly respond to the government’s demands due to legal requirements.
The company then went to court to fight the UK’s request to break end-to-end encryption. Although the hearings began in secret last month, the case was opened to ensure transparency following public pressure.
The government argued that making the details of the case public would be “prejudicial to national security.” But according to the BBC, the court did not accept this argument. In its decision published on Monday morning, the court ruled that the government’s request for confidentiality was invalid.
After this decision, it looks like more details of the case will be made public. So what do you think about this? Which side do you think is right in this case? You can easily share your views with us in the comments section below.
