An agreement between the U.S. and British governments means that Apple will not be required to provide unencrypted ‘back door’ access to its iCloud accounts.
The U.K. government had previously announced that Apple would be required to provide that access, raising objections from the company, who touts user privacy as a selling point for its cloud services. Tech expert Omar Gallaga joined the Standard with more.
Highlights from this segment:
– The agreement was announced via social media by U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
– Apple objected to allowing U.K. government access because of the impact on user privacy.
– The U.K. order had applied to the contents of iCloud accounts, not email or text messages.
