The UK government hopes to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. In fact, it will be debated soon in the House of Lords, which has Apple hot under the collar.
Why? New updates to that act seek to give the UK government new powers to pre-approve "new security features introduced by tech firms," according to a new BBC report. It goes on to note that "Under the proposed amendments to existing laws," meaning the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 "if the UK Home Office declined an update, it then could not be released in any other country, and the public would not be informed.”
