US investigates UK's push for Apple backdoor amid data treaty concerns

What just happened? The United States' relationship with the UK could come under further strain following news that US officials are investigating whether its ally broke a data treaty by demanding that Apple build a backdoor into iCloud. Last week, Apple removed its Advanced Data Protection feature for UK users. The extra layer of security encrypted synced iCloud content such as photos, notes, reminders, bookmarks, and iCloud backups so that only users could access it on trusted devices. Even Apple cannot decrypt customer accounts to access their data. The move came after Apple spent months denying the UK government's requests for the company to create a backdoor allowing agencies to snoop on users' encrypted data. The UK Home Office issued the technical capability notice under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, commonly referred to as the "Snoopers' Charter." 🚨Breaking: UK Government orders Apple to let them spy on users' encrypted messages "We are extremely troubled by repor ... Read full article.