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Apple fights back against UK demands for backdoors
The British government is asking Apple to make encrypted iPhone backups accessible. The company's lawyers are resisting these demands.
The British government under new Labour Prime Minister Burnham is demanding backdoors for encrypted iPhone backups from Apple. These legal requirements are being formulated in London, leading to a confrontation between the British government and the technology company.
Apple's lawyers are working to resist these demands. The conflict over access to encrypted data is at the center of the current discussion on digital security measures in the United Kingdom.