近日，英国政府提出修订《调查权力法案》，旨在扩大安全部门对电子信息的监控权限，然而这一举措遭到了科技巨头们的强烈反对。一直以来，英国政府都希望提升安全部门获取电子信息的能力，这一想法可追溯到2006年。2016年，英国颁布《调查权力法案》，赋予政府命令科技公司破解加密信息、在其产品中植入后门的权力，其中苹果公司对此表示强烈反对。
去年，英国政府又推出《在线安全法案》，该法案试图禁止端到端加密通信服务，如苹果的iMessage。苹果公司表示，他们宁愿退出英国市场，也不愿放弃端到端加密。英国政府并未因此放弃扩大网络监控权力的计划，他们正计划在《调查权力法案》中加入新条款，甚至可能限制苹果发布安全更新，以防这些更新修复被英国安全部门利用来监控iPhone用户的漏洞。
苹果公司将拟议的《调查权力法案》修正案描述为“对全球隐私的严重威胁”。他们指出，英国政府寻求一项其他国家都没有的权力——禁止公司在未提前通知英国的情况下发布安全功能。这将导致公司面临艰难抉择，要么屈服于英国政府的要求，要么剥夺全球用户享有关键安全功能的权利。
如今，英国科技行业协会techUK代表众多科技公司向英国政府发出公开信，呼吁紧急会晤，就拟议中的《调查权力法案》修正案进行讨论。techUK成员包括苹果、Adobe、亚马逊、谷歌、微软等科技公司。信中强调安全和隐私方面的担忧，并试图施加经济压力，指出新法案可能会导致科技公司减少在英国的投资。
TechUK认为，拟议的修改将使英国成为提供科技服务更具风险的国家，最终损害消费者利益。信件结尾呼吁尽快安排与成员会面，讨论如何改善这项法案。
英文翻译：
News Title: UK proposes to expand online surveillance, tech giants oppose
Keywords: UK, online surveillance, tech giants
News Content:
Recently, the UK government has proposed to revise the “Investigatory Powers Act” with the intention of expanding the monitoring powers of the security department on electronic information. However, this move has been strongly opposed by tech giants. The UK government has always wanted to enhance the ability of the security department to obtain electronic information, which can be traced back to 2006. In 2016, the UK enacted the “Investigatory Powers Act,” which granted the government the power to command tech companies to decrypt encrypted information and implant backdoors in their products. Apple was one of the companies that strongly opposed this act.
Last year, the UK government introduced the “Online Safety Bill,” which attempted to ban end-to-end encrypted communication services such as Apple’s iMessage. Apple said they would rather exit the UK market than give up end-to-end encryption. The UK government hasn’t given up on its plan to expand online surveillance powers. They are planning to add new clauses to the “Investigatory Powers Act” and may even restrict Apple from releasing security updates to prevent these updates from fixing vulnerabilities exploited by the UK security department to monitor iPhone users.
Apple described the proposed amendments to the “Investigatory Powers Act” as “a serious threat to global privacy.” They pointed out that the UK government is seeking a power that no other countries have — prohibiting companies from releasing security features without advance notification to the UK. This would force companies to make difficult choices between complying with the UK government’s demands or depriving global users of crucial security features.
Now, the UK technology industry association techUK represents numerous tech companies sending an open letter to the UK government, urging an emergency meeting to discuss the proposed amendments to the “Investigatory Powers Act.” The association’s members include Apple, Adobe, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and the US Embassy in London. The letter emphasizes concerns about security and privacy and attempts to apply economic pressure, pointing out that the new bill could lead tech companies to reduce investments in the UK.
TechUK believes that the proposed amendments will make the UK a more risky country for providing tech services, ultimately harming consumer interests. The letter concludes by urging the government to arrange a meeting as soon as possible to discuss how to improve the bill.
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