UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously thought

The UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has filed a new legal submission suggesting that UK authorities wanted the iCloud backdoor they demanded Apple to create to access more data than previously thought. The UK's Home Office has not yet legally withdrawn or changed its order for Apple to create a backdoor to its users' data. The IPT is an independent judicial body that investigates complaints about alleged unlawful surveillance from UK authorities. Apple challenged the UK government at the IPT after receiving a secret order from the Home Office to build a backdoor for iCloud data. The order reportedly states that Apple has an obligation to "provide and maintain a capability to disclose categories of data stored within a cloud-based service," indicating that the government sought access to people's passwords and messages. The order was also reportedly "not limited to" data protected by Apple's Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature, suggesting authorities wanted broad access to Apple iCloud accounts.