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Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying
After the United Kingdom demanded that Apple create a backdoor that would allow government officials globally to spy on encrypted data, Apple decided to simply turn off encryption services in the UK rather than risk exposing its customers to snooping.
Apple Says ‘No’ to UK Backdoor Order, Will Disable E2E Cloud Encryption Instead
A backdoor into iCloud end-to-end encryption would defeat the purpose of the feature, so Apple is pulling it from the UK altogether.
Apple yanks encrypted storage in U.K. instead of allowing backdoor access
Apple disabled its most secure data storage offering for new customers in the United Kingdom rather than comply with a secret government order.
Apple drops encryption feature for UK users after government reportedly demanded backdoor access
Apple says it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.
Apple drops advanced encryption for UK iCloud users amid government pressure
Security officials argue that encryption hinders criminal investigations, while tech firms defend it as essential to user privacy.
Apple pulls iPhone security feature after UK government 'tries to spy on users'
Apple will remove its highest level of data protection from UK iPhones after the British government reportedly demanded it have access to user data. The feature, called Advanced Data Protection (ADP),
Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain, the company said on Friday, an unprecedented response to government demands for access to user data.
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
It is not known how many people have signed up for ADP since it became available to British Apple customers in December 20
Apple Pulls Cloud Encryption Feature in UK
Apple pulls its latest end-to-end encryption feature in the UK as it fights back against the country’s order to create a backdoor for accessing user data. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos on "".

Apple revokes iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the UK

Apple forced to kill popular security feature in the UK — here's what's happening
Apple has long said that it has "never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will." ...
Apple Warns UK iPhone Owners It Will Remove Encryption Protection
Apple has just removed Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Users in the U.K. Here’s what it means and why it’s a big change ...
U.K. Demands Access to Any Apple User's Data, Anywhere in the World
The reported order from Britain's Home Office is further proof that governments pose a greater privacy risk than corporations ...
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Apple will open new UK retail store at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on March 1
A new United Kingdom Apple retail store will be opening at the Trafford Centre shopping mall outside of Manchester on March 1 ...
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Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud encryption for UK peeps
Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK ...