Apple today announced that it has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK. The decision comes after the UK government ordered Apple to build a worldwide backdoor into iCloud encryption.

Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom. This feature let users fully protect their data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption.

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The UK government has issued a “technical capability notice” to Apple, requesting the creation of a backdoor to access encrypted iCloud user data. This demand directly challenges Apple’s Advanced Data ...

UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide. UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide.

The British government has secretly demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all encrypted user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post. The undisclosed order is said to have ...

Apple and Meta have opposed a Canadian bill that the companies say could force them to create backdoor access to encrypted user data, should it pass through the country's parliament. Proposed by ...

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 ...

Apple confirmed Friday that it “can no longer” offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Apple spokesperson ...

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