The Daily Briefing: UK's Encryption Standoff Intensifies as Apple Dares Whitehall Again

Apple has filed a new legal challenge against the UK government at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, escalating a high-stakes battle over encrypted data that threatens to trigger another transatlantic diplomatic row. The Home Office issued a second technical capability notice in October under the Investigatory Powers Act—dubbed the "snooper's charter"—demanding Apple build a backdoor into its Advanced Data Protection system for UK users. Apple, which disabled the end-to-end...