UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret

A legal expert says that despite the ruling, it is ‘highly unlikely’ there will be any in-depth revelations of Home Office’s case for accessing Apple user data. Photograph: NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

The UK has lost an attempt to keep details of a legal battle with Apple away from the public.

The investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates whether the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully, on Monday rejected a bid by the Home Office to withhold from the public the “bare details” of the case.