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tomwarren.co.uk
Apple is pulling its iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK after government spying demands. You can no longer enable ADP in the UK, and existing users will have to disable it at some point to keep using their iCloud accounts www.theverge.com/news/617273/...
Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide.
www.theverge.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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tomwarren.co.uk
I'm super disappointed at Yvette Cooper and Labour for pushing ahead with this. The Investigatory Powers Act was passed under the Tory government with widespread support in Parliament, but no government should be ruining end-to-end encryption like this.
tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · Feb 21
Apple is pulling its iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK after government spying demands. You can no longer enable ADP in the UK, and existing users will have to disable it at some point to keep using their iCloud accounts www.theverge.com/news/617273/...
Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide.
www.theverge.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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matthewdgreen.bsky.social
New public statement from Apple:

“As of Friday, February 21, Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection as a feature to new users in the UK.”
February 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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dcuthbert.bsky.social
Oh charming. The ADP service started to be pulled for new users at 1500GMT on Friday. Existing users' access will be disabled at a later date.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
There has been a fierce backlash to the request from privacy campaigners and US politicians.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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chancemiller.me
Apple is pulling its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK:

- Starting today, the feature is unavailable to new users in the UK.
- Timetable unclear, but UK users who have already enabled the feature will eventually have to DISABLE IT to continue using their iCloud account.

Apple statement ⬇️
"Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection (ADP) in the United Kingdom to new users and current UK users will eventually need to disable this security feature. ADP protects iCloud data with end-to-end encryption, which means the data can only be decrypted by the user who owns it, and only on their trusted devices. We are gravely disappointed that the protections provided by ADP will not be available to our customers in the UK given the continuing rise of data breaches and other threats to customer privacy. Enhancing the security of cloud storage with end-to-end encryption is more urgent than ever before. 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. As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will.”
February 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM