Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor - MacRumors

Now it is the UK's turn to go after encryption.

The undisclosed order is said to have been issued last month, and requires that Apple creates a back door that allows UK security officials unencumbered access to encrypted user data worldwide – an unprecedented demand not before seen in any other democratic country.

Encryption needs to be defended as a fundamental right to use. We have the right to secrets, and that should extend to our use of technology as well.