IAB Co-signed Joint Letter on the UK Government’s use of Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption
13 Feb 2025, 10:46 p.m.
The demand from the UK Home Office that Apple create a backdoor into its end-to-end encrypted services jeopardizes the security and privacy of millions, undermines the UK tech sector, and sets a dangerous precedent for global cybersecurity.
On 13 February 2025, 109 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), published a joint letter to the British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the UK Home Office to rescind its demand that Apple create a backdoor into its end-to-end encrypted services.
The full text of the letter can be found on the Global Encryption Coalition website: Joint Letter on the UK Government’s use of Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption