Home Secretary Theresa May said November's
Rights groups have condemned the draft legislation as an attack on civil liberties, while technology firms have said the plans are ambiguous, compromise customer security and would create a legal minefield.
"It would also likely be the catalyst for other countries to enact similar laws," Apple said in a document sent to a parliamentary committee scrutinising the new legislation, British media reported.
The legislation could paralyse "multinational corporations under the weight of what could be dozens or hundreds of contradictory country-specific laws" Apple's submission continued.
The parliamentary committee, which fields opinions from experts on proposed legislation, said it had received a submission from Apple, but it had not yet passed through formal protocols for publication on its website.
Apple's British and US media offices were not immediately available for comment.
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