Two U.S. lawmakers from opposing parties have urged Britain’s top investigatory powers tribunal to end its secrecy over a high-stakes legal battle involving Apple and encrypted data, arguing that the lack of transparency is damaging relations between the U.S. and UK. In a letter set to be submitted to the tribunal, the politicians criticize the government’s approach as unnecessarily opaque, raising concerns about how such disputes are being handled behind closed doors. The case centers on a government demand for Apple to bypass encryption on its devices, a move that has sparked broader debates about privacy and law enforcement access. The letter highlights the bipartisan unease over how these sensitive negotiations are being conducted without public scrutiny.
Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data case is ‘needlessly’ straining US-UK relationsA bipartisan pair of American politicians is telling Britain’s most secretive court to stop hiding its handling of Apple’s legal fight against a government demand to break into its customers’ encrypted data, warning that Whitehall’s taste for secrecy is “needlessly” straining relations between the two allies.The letter, shared with the Guardian ahead of being sent to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) on Friday, is signed by the Democratic senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and the Republican congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio. Continue reading...
