The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.The Washington Post reports that the secret order, issued last month, is based on rights given under the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, also known as the Snoopers’ Charter. Officials have apparently demanded blanket access to end-to-end encrypted files uploaded by any user worldwide, rather than access to a specific account.In response, Apple is expected to simply stop offering its encrypted storage service, Advanced Data Protection, in the UK. This wouldn’t meet the UK’s demand for access to files shared by global users, however.
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cattle"sovereign" citizens at any and all costs, and it's going to be to their detriment when the small pool of uncucked Euros leave the rest to their fate by residing elsewhere.