Revelations: this European country wanted to monitor the iCloud data from its citizens

It is a matter worthy of a James Bond film which is shaking the whole United Kingdom. Under Boris Johnson's mandate at 10 Th Downing Street, the English government has secretly asked Apple to create a stolen door to access all user data.

If such discussions indeed seem to have taken place between Apple and the British government, the exchanges have not been sought after. For good reason, Apple had already settled a similar case with the FBI by refusing to help the Federal Agency to investigate American citizens.

But according to the latest information from the Washington Post, the case is actually far from over. The London government would demand today that Apple creates this stolen door. If all these discussions remain opaque, and they are not confirmed by any party, many informants assured that they took place.

The United Kingdom about to make Apple flank?

If Apple has always assured that the security and confidentiality of its users' data was its priority, the apple plays with the hands tied in the back. Because before making such a request to Apple, the British government has brought a very special law.

Known as UK Investigatory Powers Act, and enacted in 2016, this law provides that all technological companies must collaborate with the police forces. Data encryption (done for safety to avoid hacking) is then seen as an obstacle to justice.

Apple has a radical response

Taken in a vice, the apple would nevertheless have found a solution during discussion in 2024. Rather than creating a stolen door, leaving the British authorities who spied on the whole world, Apple would have decided to remove its encryption systems from the United Kingdom .

Concretely, all the data exchanged in the country would be without the slightest protection. A radical solution found by Apple so as not to conceive of a stolen door to the local authorities. For many experts, it is nevertheless only a deterrent solution, and Apple would have no interest in setting up such a system which would give pride of place to cybercriminals.