The U.K. Investigatory Powers Tribunal dismissed an appeal by Apple against a new Home Office order to provide law enforcement access to U.K. users’ encrypted data stored on iCloud, Computer Weekly reports. Under the Home Office’s order, only U.K. users’ encrypted data would be made available to law enforcement. The prior U.K. government notice to Apple caused a diplomatic confrontation with the U.S. over concerns the U.K. government would access U.S. Apple customers’ data. Following the ruling, Apple confirmed it would be unable to offer its Advanced Data Protection to U.K. customers, instead of complying with the order. A separate legal appeal over the new Apple order brought by campaign groups Privacy International and Liberty is anticipated to continue.
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