Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The move came after UK officials ...

Apple today announced that it has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK. The decision comes after the UK government ordered Apple to build a worldwide backdoor into iCloud encryption.

Apple AAPL.O is dropping its most advanced, end-to-end security encryption feature for cloud data in the UK, the company said on Friday, an unprecedented move after reports that the government ...

Instead of complying with an encryption backdoor mandate in the UK, Apple pulled features like Advanced Data Protection. A similar result could occur in Canada if a new bill passes. Apple won't weaken ...