Apple removes iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK after authorities request backdoor access under the IPA 2016, sparking ...

The U.K. news cannot be seen in isolation and follows years of battling between big tech and governments over warranted, ...

Apple is reportedly refusing to let the UK government into its end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups—so Advanced Data ...

Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK ...

Apple first introduced ADP as part of iOS 16.2 in early 2023, offering an extra layer of security for iCloud backups. Prior ...

Apple has confirmed it is pulling ADP, one of its most powerful data security features, from UK users after a row with the ...

All that is about to change as Apple has issued a press statement confirming it is lifting ADP for UK users: ...

This is in response to an allegedly secret order from the British government requiring a backdoor to circumvent Apple’s ...

iCloud Drive — where you can store your own files — and your device backups are also only end-to-end encrypted with ADP enabled. It’s this that Google is referring to with its more secure than iPhone ...

The decision to shutter Advanced Data Protection in the UK came after The Washington Post reported British security officials had secretly ordered Apple to create a so-called backdoor into iCloud ...

Apple has discontinued its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for UK users, removing a critical layer of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) from several cloud services including iCloud Backup, iCloud ...