The UK government demanded a comprehensive access to users from the technology giant Apple to encrypted iCloud data. According to the transferred, the British authorities sent Apple to Apple, not only helping to provide access to certain accounts, but to give a general authorization authority to give a general access to Apple. More clearly; Authorities want to build a “Back Door için to access all users’ data.

England asked Apple’s back door

According to the Washington Post, this demand is considered an unprecedented situation among major democratic countries. Although governments from time to time ask technology companies to share their user data within the scope of criminal investigations, it is remarkable and worrying that the UK requests a comprehensive access to this scale.

The Legal Basis of England’s request is the Investigator Powers Act, which entered into force in 2016. This law recognizes extensive powers in preventing communication, surveillance and data collection to the government. Security officials suggest that advanced data encryption technologies make it difficult to capture criminals, while technology firms emphasize the privacy of the user.

No explanation has been made yet

In particular, Apple’s Advanced Data Protection feature makes users stored in iPhone, Mac and other devices only by themselves. Apple, in a statement to the British parliament last year, the products will not create a “backdoor” (Backdoor), and if such a legal obligation arises, it may have to disable this security feature in the UK.

According to the Post, Apple will probably stop offering users in the UK to offer encrypted cloud storage, Advanced Data Protection. This access will not provide back door access to encrypted files in other countries, including the United States, to the UK officials.

Apple has not yet made a statement when this content is prepared. British Interior Ministry said that they will not comment, “We do not make explanation on operational issues, including verifying or rejecting such notifications,” he said.