Legislation in the UK prohibits recipients from discussing certain notices publicly without Home Secretary permission. This has led to Apple withdrawing its secure cloud service and challenging the government at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. WhatsApp is joining this legal battle, marking an unusual collaboration. Tensions exist within the UK government about how to proceed, and concerns have been raised regarding potential free speech implications and future AI regulations. Criticism from US officials indicates international scrutiny of the UK's encryption policies.
Under the terms of the legislation, recipients of such a notice are unable to discuss the matter publicly, even with customers affected by the order, unless granted permission by the Home Secretary.
In response to the demand, Apple withdrew its most secure cloud storage service from the UK in February and is now challenging the Home Office's order at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
Meta-owned WhatsApp said it would join Apple's legal challenge, in a rare collaboration between the Silicon Valley rivals.
This limits what we're able to do in the future, particularly in relation to AI regulation.
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