reclaimthenet on Nostr: The UK just got caught trying to blindfold democracy. A tribunal told the UK ...

The UK just got caught trying to blindfold democracy.

A tribunal told the UK government it cannot have secret hearings over its attempt to install a global iCloud backdoor. The public has the right to know.

The government tried to argue that even acknowledging the case was a national security risk.

The tribunal didn’t buy it.

This is about Apple’s Advanced Data Protection, end-to-end encryption so strong even Apple can’t access your data.

The British government wants access. Apple said no. The government tried to keep the entire legal fight in the dark. Now the fight moves into the light, where it belongs.

The tribunal will now hear challenges from civil liberties groups. Eyes open. Public watching. No more secret courts deciding the limits of privacy.

This is a real win. But the fight is far from over.