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“There is significant public interest in knowing when and on what basis the UK government believes that it can compel a private company to undermine the privacy and security of its customers.”

ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship call for the Tribunal into the UK government's secret order for Apple to break encryption to be held in public.

The case happens TOMORROW.

Read more ⬇️

techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/appl

TechCrunch · Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge | TechCrunchPrivacy rights groups have called on Apple's legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE)
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The “case implicates the privacy rights of millions of British citizens who use Apple’s technology, as well as Apple’s international users.”

“End-to-end encryption cannot be broken in a targeted manner – once a ‘backdoor’ into the system has been created, it can be exploited by anyone, putting the privacy and security of all users at risk.”

With such high stakes, we demand to know what could possibly justify it.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship call for the secret Tribunal into the UK Home Office's encryption-breaching order against Apple to be held in PUBLIC 🧑‍⚖️

There's a significant public interest in knowing why the UK government believes it can compel a private company to undermine the privacy and security of its users.

Read our joint letter ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Open Rights GroupMake the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public HearingRights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.

Whisper it, the showdown over Apple encryption is THIS WEEK ⏱️

🤐 A secret tribunal will hear the appeal against the UK government’s order to carve a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted services.

🛑 Our cybersecurity and privacy shouldn’t be decided in the shadows.

computerweekly.com/news/366620

ComputerWeekly.com · Secret London tribunal to hear appeal in Apple vs government battle over encryptionBy Bill Goodwin

Save Encryption. Save the World 🌐

Only by blocking message scanning technology on messaging apps can we ensure online safety!

End-to-end encryption prevents predators and hackers from weeding their way into our private lives.

We must #PracticeSafeText 💬

openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-c

Open Rights GroupThe Case for EncryptionSpying on private messages has long been on the security services’ wish list.

This week's net.wars, "Unsafe", finds Apple challenging the UK government over its encryption notice, Wikipedia ever-harder to edit, Firefox going in unwanted direction, and Rachel Maddow comparing cryptocurrencies to Beanie babies: netwars.pelicancrossing.net/20 #NetWars #encryption #firefox

A pelican Beanie baby a small, grey bird with a large orange beak.
net.wars · UnsafeThe riskiest system is the one you *think* you can trust. Say it in encryption: the least secure encryption is encryption that has unknown flaws. Because, in th

New Privacy Guides article 🔑✨
by me:

If you are using a YubiKey,

you might get in some situations where you need to reset your key to factory default, and/or set up a backup of it on a spare key.

This tutorial will guide you
through each step to reset and back up your YubiKey successfully, with clear instructions and plenty of visual support.

I hope you find it helpful!

privacyguides.org/articles/202

New Privacy Guides article👇
by me:

What happened in the UK this week is terrible news and a loud warning alarm for the rest of the world.

Governments around the world have been increasingly putting pressure on tech companies to break end-to-end encryption and install mass surveillance systems.

We must push back against this.

Encryption is not a crime.
Encryption keeps us safe 🔐

privacyguides.org/articles/202