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Content Type: Press release
Privacy International (PI)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEUnited Kingdom goes after Apple's encrypted dataThe United Kingdom has used its investigatory powers to force disclosure of private data held by Apple Inc."The United Kingdom's unprecedented attack on individuals' private data around the globe is disproportionate and unnecessary.""This is a fight the UK should not have picked. The reported details suggest the UK is seeking the ability to access encrypted information Apple users store on iCloud, no…
Content Type: Advocacy
We are responding to the UK Government's consultation to expand its powers around Technical Capabilities Notices and National Security Notices.
Background
Following Edward Snowden's revelations about the illegal and expansive secret powers of the US and UK intelligence agencies, the UK Government took the opportunity to, rather than reflect on what powers are proportionate in the modern era, to expand its arsenal of surveillance powers.
One of the powers it added was the ability to issue…
