苹果公司针对英国政府要求提供存取用户加密云端备份资料「后门」的最新企图，向调查权力法庭（IPT）提起了新的法律诉讼。一年前，英国内政部在与华盛顿发生争执后，曾同意放弃类似的命令，但后来又向苹果发出了仅针对英国用户的新「技术能力通知」（TCN）。（关键数字： a year）

这些根据《英国调查权力法》发布的通知，旨在迫使企业为安全部门提供客户资料的存取权限，即使这些资料受到安全加密的保护。隐私国际组织（Privacy International）和自由组织（Liberty）先前也曾针对 TCN 提出申诉，法庭预计下个月将举行案件管理听证会，讨论如何处理这些平行申诉。

苹果公司一直主张，任何此类后门都会降低其系统对所有客户的安全性。自 2025 年 1 月收到最初的 TCN 后，苹果就取消了英国客户存取其 iCloud 进阶资料保护（ADP）系统的权限。英国政府则强调，执法部门在必要和成比例的情况下存取通讯，对于保护公众免受严重犯罪侵害至关重要。

Apple has launched a new legal challenge at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) against the UK government's latest attempt to mandate a "backdoor" for accessing users' encrypted cloud backup data. This follows the Home Office's withdrawal of a previous order a year ago after a dispute with Washington, subsequently issuing a new "technical capability notice" (TCN) exclusively applying to British users.

Issued under the UK Investigatory Powers Act, these TCNs aim to compel companies to provide security services with access to customer data, even when safeguarded by secure encryption. Privacy International and Liberty have previously filed complaints against TCNs, and a case management hearing is scheduled for next month to determine how these parallel legal challenges will be addressed.

Apple has consistently maintained that creating any such backdoor would compromise the security of its systems for all customers. Following the receipt of the initial TCN in January 2025, Apple revoked UK customers' access to its iCloud Advanced Data Protection (ADP) system. The UK government counters that law enforcement access to communications is vital and proportionate for protecting the public from serious crimes.