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Apple won’t have to build an iCloud backdoor for UK access to American data


The UK has retreated from a controversial order that would have forced Apple to provide a backdoor to American users’ data.

The UK has retreated from a controversial order that would have forced Apple to provide a backdoor to American users’ data, according to a statement from US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The order would have required Apple to turn off Advanced Data Protection for iCloud (ADP) for US users, so that UK agencies could access cloud backups, voice memos, and other encrypted content. He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.

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