Apple Files New Challenge Against UK Effort to Access User Files

Apple Files New Challenge Against UK Effort to Access User Files Apple Inc. is yet again challenging the UK government in court over its attempts to access the encrypted data of customers, including iPhone users, according to two people familiar with the matter. A UK court that scrutinizes secret surveillance activities gave notice on Monday that Apple had filed a fresh challenge to the government’s pursuit of user data stored in the cloud, the people said, asking not to be named due to the confidentiality of the case. The court’s proceedings are generally closed to the public, and it wasn’t immediately clear what Apple wrote in the filing. A hearing on the challenge is scheduled for September.