Overview

• The UK Home Office has reportedly retreated from a Technical Capability Notice that would have forced Apple to weaken its Advanced Data Protection encryption for iCloud users
• Apple has appealed the order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and kept Advanced Data Protection disabled for UK customers while the legal challenge continues
• Google spokesperson Karl Ryan told TechCrunch the company has not received any Technical Capability Notice and has never built a backdoor to circumvent end-to-end encryption
• Senator Ron Wyden has written to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard demanding a public assessment of the national security risks posed by UK surveillance powers to U.S. citizens
• Privacy advocates caution that the IPA’s secrecy provisions and equipment interference powers could still allow the UK to compel firms to undermine encryption or deploy spyware, creating broader cybersecurity threats