US subcommittee holds hearing on UK order to access encrypted Apple iCloud data
06/06/2025 | US Government
The US House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing on 5 June to debate a review of the UK-US Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) after the UK government issued a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) requiring Apple to create a back door into its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) iCloud encryption.
The bipartisan consensus among subcommittee members agreed that the UK order is potentially problematic and could impact the safety of US data.
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