US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public

A group of Bipartan’s US deputies calls for open hearing to the head of the British Observatory Court in connection with the legitimate demand of Apple’s secret UK government.

US Senator Ron Wyden said with four other federal deputies This week in a letter The British investigation powers are the presence of any hearing that any hearing allegedly alleged to be in the Tribunal (IPT), “public interest”.

The letter of prayers also says the United Kingdom’s order is prevented by the US law “Constitution” and the ability of MPs to control the congress.

Washington Post In February, the British government emerged earlier this year, secretly ordered Apple to create “Backdoor” British officials allow any Apple client to be stored in the world. Legally legally prohibited or commented on the disclosure of “technical capabilities notification” or commented and commented on Advanced data protection has drew iCloud data-encryption feature Britain’s customers, not in line with the background, but rather.

This Britain’s Court of InvestigationIt is planned to hear legal work on the use of control powers in the UK and listen to a special application on Friday The Public Schedule of the Tribunal. The court reported that he belonged to the Apple, according to the letter Wyden.

Apple did not comment on Friday when they reached by Techcrunch.

The British government has declined to comment on operational issues containing “confirming or rejecting the presence of any notice” for a spokesman so far

It is not clear how much technical demand from the British government of a large company.

According to the letter of deputies, the Senator also told the Senator Wyden’s office that if he received a notification on technical opportunities, it is prohibited to disclose the fact. ”

Two civil rights group, freedom and privacy are international, but also The British Backdoor Order has difficulty By legitimate presentation to IPT. The couple also called for a meeting of the Supervisory Organism, Apple to listen to the public community to join similar challenges At the beginning of this week By privacy rights groups.