Apple revokes iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the UK over government privacy dispute

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Apple revokes iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the UK over government privacy dispute

Apple has removed its strongest iCloud data protection for customers in the UK, as a refusal to comply with a government order demanding backdoor access to user data.Apple has a security feature called Advanced Data Protection, which offers end-to-end data encryption of files and backups stored in iCloud — meaning only the owner can decrypt and access the data. But now, Apple users in the UK are left without this option because of a dispute betw…

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The UK law enforcement authorities are demanding access to data even if it is encrypted in the cloud. However, Apple did not want to install a back door. Apple customers in the UK will no longer be able to fully encrypt their iCloud data. This was announced by the iPhone Group in Cupertino. The UK government had previously called on Apple to install a back door in the advanced data protection (ADP) encryption technology that provides end-to-end …