The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us
is a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right. Update February 21st: Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK, calling itself “gravely disappointed” with the move. The encryption wars have reached a fever pitch, and the most contentious battle is not happening in the United States, where much of the action has been in the past — like the government’s efforts to restrict exports of