UK government again trying to get backdoor access to Apple’s user data

The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple’s user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.

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UK Houses of Parliament

In August, the UK government seemingly backed down from its backdoor access mandate, apparently dropping the initiative against user data held by Apple. A month later, and it seems to be trying a different attack vector.

A new UK Home Office order issued in early September demands that Apple makes a way for officials to access encrypted cloud backups, according to a report on Wednesday from Financial Times.

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