Company wants to discourage other governments from using the same tactics; the appeal also likely objects to Apple being singled out for this requirement, analysts said.

Apple is pushing back against the UK’s secret order to give the government access to encrypted iCloud files. The company has filed an appeal with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with complaints about the “unlawful intrusion” of UK intelligence services and authorities, according to a report from the Financial Times.

Apple is challenging a U.K. government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted

U.S. officials are examining whether the UK broke a bilateral agreement by reportedly demanding that Apple build a "backdoor" allowing the British government to access backups of data in the company's encrypted cloud storage systems.

Apple is taking the UK government to court over efforts to force the company to weaken iCloud encryption. The case, filed under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), seeks to compel Apple to create a backdoor that would allow law enforcement access to user data, not just in the UK but potentially in other countries too.

Apple has filed a legal appeal against a secret Home Office order to provide ‘backdoor’ access to its users’ encrypted data in a case that will test the limits of how far the government can lawfully go to access the public’s private messages and emails.

Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access

Apple is challenging a UK government order that would force the company to provide access to its customers' encrypted data when needed. According to BBC, the tech giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal,