Summary: Apple has announced that it will discontinue the availability of its iCloud end-to-end encryption feature, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), for new users in the United Kingdom due to a government request for a backdoor to access encrypted data. Current users of ADP will need to disable the feature in the future to continue using their iCloud accounts. Apple emphasizes its commitment to user privacy and security, insisting it has never created a backdoor for its services.
Affected: Apple Inc. and its iCloud services in the United Kingdom
Keypoints :
- Apple will stop offering ADP for new users in the UK as a response to government demands for a backdoor.
- Current ADP users in the UK will eventually need to disable the feature to continue using iCloud.
- Apple maintains that its communication services and health data remain end-to-end encrypted, and ADP is still available to users outside the UK.