The Home Office’s efforts to secure backdoor access to Apple’s encrypted customer data for national security purposes has been blasted as “illogical” by a leading figure from the Internet Society.
Robin Wilton, senior director for internet trust at the non-profit organisation, told UKTN that he cannot see the logic behind the Home Office’s legal battle with Apple over its demands that the tech giant allow it – under exceptional circumstances – to view iCloud backup data secured by the company’s Advanced Data Protection system.
“How can you have a robust cybersecurity policy and a robust digital economy if you’ve taken steps that mean that backing up your device actually makes your data less secure?” said Wilton.
“I have a really hard time getting my head around whatever logic there might be here.”...