Apple Removes Data Protection For Users In Britain
Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from UK customers after the UK government demanded access to user data where only account holders can see files like photos or documents that they have stored online.
Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view data they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption.
Recently, the UK government asked Apple for the right to see the data, which currently not even Apple can access. Apple did not respond at the time but has consistently opposed creating a "backdoor" in its encryption service, arguing that if it did so, it would only be a matter of time before bad actors also found a way in.
Now, Apple has decided to comply and it will no longer be possible to activate ADP in the UK. That means not all UK customer data stored on iCloud, Apple's cloud storage service, will be completely encrypted
Data with standard encryption is accessible by Apple and shareable with law enforcement, if they have a warrant.
In a statement the Home Office said: "We do not comment on operational matters, including for example confirming or denying the existence of any such notices."
In a statement Apple said it was "gravely disappointed" that the security feature would no longer be available to British customers.
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