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UK Government Orders Apple to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor
Summary
The UK government has ordered Apple to create a global iCloud encryption backdoor, a move criticized as bureaucratic overreach. The author argues that this point highlights risks to global digital privacy norms and suggests it parallels past efforts by the FBI to compel Apple to unlock devices, raising concerns about Western governments adopting totalitarian-like practices regarding digital privacy.
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