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Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors


Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom. This feature let...

In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said that current users of ADP in the UK will eventually need to disable the security feature in order to keep using their iCloud account. For UK users with Advanced Data Protection currently active, Apple warns they will soon have to disable this feature to keep being able to use their iCloud account. Apple remains committed to offering our users the highest level of security for their personal data and are hopeful that we will be able to do so in the future in the United Kingdom.

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