New order in September narrowed access request down to data of UK citizens.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50086884

The UK Home Office demanded in early September that Apple create a means to allow officials access to encrypted cloud backups, but stipulated that the order applied only to British citizens’ data, according to people briefed on the matter.

  • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1·
    7 hours ago

    I could understand the hysteria if they had just suffered a terror attack or something and were riding public outrage

    A Synagogue was attacked yesterday so yeah, they likely will be.

    • collar@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 hours ago

      Don’t think that happened yet when I commented, but there you go - just the justification the UK government is looking for.

    • limer@lemmy.ml
      3·
      7 hours ago

      One of the victims was killed by the police, another wounded by them.