Apple Sues UK Over Secret Demand for iCloud Encryption Backdoor

Apple has fired its biggest legal salvo yet at the British state. The tech giant quietly filed a challenge last month at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) against the Home Office's demand for a "back door" into encrypted iCloud data belonging to British users — a fresh volley in a battle that first erupted a year ago before London blinked and withdrew its initial demand. This time the target is narrower: the new Technical Capability Notice applies only to **UK...