LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Apple has launched a new legal challenge against the British government's latest attempt to create a so-called backdoor ‌to access encrypted customer data, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The report ‌said Apple last month lodged a legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal — Britain's independent judicial ​body — over the Interior Ministry's demand that Apple allow it access to encrypted cloud backups of data belonging to British users. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHowever, British authorities subsequently issued a new "technical capability notice" to Apple that did not ⁠apply to U.S. users, the FT report said. A British government spokesperson said it would not comment on legal proceedings or operational matters, including confirming or denying the ​existence of ​individual notices. It ‌is critical that the government listens to the many concerns and ​commits to protecting our privacy rights."