A pair of human rights groups are challenging the UK government's shockingly intrusive order for Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted user data, as first reported by Financial Times. Privacy International and Liberty have filed a legal complaint with the country's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT),

Two human rights groups have filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in an attempt to quash the

A London court hearing, reported to be Apple's appeal against a British government order to create a "back door" to its encrypted cloud storage systems, was held in secret on Friday, with media not allowed to attend despite a formal request.

The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.

A secretive London court hearing involves Apple's appeal against a UK order to create a 'back door' to its encrypted cloud storage. This follows a 'technical capability notice' issued by Britain, demanding access to encrypted messages.