Apple challenging legality of UK’s secret demand to globally compromise iCloud encryption

It appears Apple will have its day in court to challenge the UK’s not-so-secret-anymore order demanding a backdoor into iCloud.

The Financial Times reports that Apple has filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that could see the British government’s order overturned.

The iPhone maker has made its appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an independent judicial body that examines complaints against the UK security services, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Silicon Valley company’s…