Process of amending law currently comprises independent oversight through a review process


 Apple, an American consumer electronic company, has threatened to withdraw two of its services — FaceTime and I Message — in the United Kingdom (UK) if its government amends surveillance law asking tech companies to make major privacy and security changes.

The development comes after the UK government planned to update its Parliament Act, Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which came into effect in 2016, allowing the British Home Office to pressurize technology companies into disabling their security features like end-to-end encryption without informing the public.

The act also authorizes companies to store internet browsing records while allowing bulk collection of personal data from users in the UK. However, little is known regarding how many such requests have been issued and complied with following secrecy around the demands made.