Apple is appealing against the order of a British government to create a “back door” for its encrypted cloud storage system, on Monday, the Investigation Power Tribunal (IPT) was confirmed.
The IPT said in a written judgment that it denied the British government’s application that “the bare details of the case”, which also included that it was brought by Apple, was kept private.
Apple and UK’s Home Office, its internal ministry did not immediately respond to the requests of comment.
The Washington Post reported in February that Britain had issued a “technical capacity notice” to Apple to enable users even outside the country.
Apple has long stated that he will never build a so -called back door in his encrypted services or equipment, because once one is one, it can be exploited by governments by hackers by hackers, a feeling echoed by security experts.
In response to Britain’s widespread demands, the iPhone manufacturer removed its most advanced security encryption for cloud data called Advanced Data Protection for new users in the UK.
The Financial Times later reported that Apple had brought an appeal against the order, but the details of the case have been submerged in secrecy nor the Apple nor the British government has publicly confirmed the technical capacity notice.
The IPT decision said that neither Apple nor Britain confirmed or refused the accuracy of media reports, saying: “The decision should not be taken as indication whether media reporting is not accurate or not.”
The Home Office argued that propagating the survival of the appeal, or that it was brought by Apple, could damage national security.
But Judges Rabinder Singh and Jeremy Johnson said: “We do not accept whether the revelation of bare details of the case would be harmful to public interest or will be biased for national security.”
Monday’s decision follows a hearing in London last month, which was secretly held with the media, which was not allowed to participate.
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