Apple Halts Advanced Data Protection for UK Users After Reports of Government Demand for Backdoor Access

Apple halts top-tier iCloud encryption in the UK after reports of government demands for backdoor access to user data.
Apple Halts Advanced Data Protection for UK Users After Reports of Government Demand for Backdoor Access
Apple products at an Apple Store in Columbia, Md., on June 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Apple has stopped providing its highest-level data security protections to new users in the UK after the British government reportedly demanded backdoor access to user data.

An Apple spokesperson confirmed that the iPhone maker will no longer offer the Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature to new users and will eventually disable it for existing users as well.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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