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Privacy International’s letter to the UK Home Office demanding transparency on Technical Capability Notices
The UK government has used its surveillance to issue a Technical Capability notice to Apple to hand over encrypted iCloud data, threatening the privacy and security of users all over the world. We are demanding transparency.
Key advocacy points
- A Technical Capability Notice was issued to Apple to hand over encrypted iCloud data
- Technical Capability Notices represent a disproportionate and intrusive surveillance power available to the government under the current UK surveillance regime
- Technical Capability Notices are extremely secretive, and it is an offence for Apple to talk publicly about this or tell anyone about the existence or contents of the order.
- We are demanding transparency as widespread international media reporting and Apple’s own actions have rendered continued secrecy regarding the existence of the Technical Capability Notice moot
Advocacy
Post date
7th March 2025
We believe the Government's position of refusing to confirm or deny the existence of the Technical Capability Notice or acknowledge Apple's appeal is untenable and violates principles of transparency and accountability.
