Government’s encryption row with Apple ‘really strange’, expert says

A message on an iPhone saying that Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection to its customers in the UK (AP) - (PA Wire)

The Government’s position in its privacy and encryption row with Apple is “really strange” and “doesn’t make sense”, an expert has said.

Earlier this year, it was reported that the Government had issued a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, asking Apple for the ability to access data from Apple users.