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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•3 Aug '26•Via techcrunch

Apple challenges UK iCloud backdoor demand

Apple has filed a legal challenge with the U.K.'s Investigatory Powers Tribunal after a secret "technical capability notice" from the U.K. government sought access to encrypted iCloud data, including backups protected by Advanced Data Protection (ADP). The dispute follows an early-2025 Home Office order seeking a technical mechanism to view fully encrypted cloud material and a broader prior order that included U.S. users, which was later dropped after interventions by U.S. leaders. Apple confirmed the filing to CNBC and previously disabled ADP for new U.K. users, saying current users will eventually need to disable it. The U.K. Home Office defends the Investigatory Powers Act as providing safeguards, while critics and legal experts say such demands amount to a backdoor and could still raise U.S. national-security concerns even if limited to British users.

•Apple filed a complaint with the U.K.'s Investigatory Powers Tribunal challenging a secret "technical capability notice" to access encrypted iCloud data, including ADP-protected backups.
•In early 2025 the U.K. Home Office issued an order seeking a technical mechanism to view fully encrypted cloud material; a broader order that included U.S. users was later dropped after U.S. interventions.
•Apple confirmed the legal filing to CNBC and previously disabled Advanced Data Protection (ADP) for new U.K. users; current U.K. users will eventually need to disable ADP.

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