Apple Ordered by UK to Build Backdoor to Access User Data
- Apple cites deep concern over British government demand
- Privacy groups condemn move, which revives longstanding fight
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The UK government has ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data, in a move that could spark one of the biggest privacy fights in the iPhone maker’s history.
British authorities in an undisclosed order in January asked Apple to circumvent encryption that the company uses to secure user data stored in its cloud services, according to a person familiar with the matter.