British Surveillance Court Holds Hearing on Apple's 'Back Door'

A British surveillance court held a day-long closed-door hearing on Apple’s bid to block an order that would make it build spying capability into its most secure system for storing customers’ electronic content. Judges on Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard from lawyers for Apple and for the government Home Office, without admitting or hearing from those representing digital rights groups and a coalition of media companies who had asked that the proceedings be opened to the public.