Court hearing reported to be Apple’s appeal against UK order held in secret

LONDON: A London court hearing, reported to be Apple’s appeal against a British government order to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, was held in secret on Friday, with media not allowed to attend despite a formal request.

In February, The Washington Post reported that Britain had issued a “technical capability notice” to the tech firm to enable access to encrypted messages and photos, even for users outside the country.