NCSC, GCHQ, UK Gov't expunge advice to "use Apple encryption"

This is some really embarrassing timing on the Home Office’s (HO’s) part: a few weeks ago when news first broke of the HO’s demand for a backdoor in Apple ADP, I pointed out to MP David Davis that the HO actually extolled use of ADP by at-risk groups: Hi David, we met at an @OpenRightsGroup thing a few years ago. In your work you may want to reference this advice from NCSC/GCHQ "Cyber security tips for barristers, solicitors and legal professionals"https://t.co/i27tiooooK pic.twitter.com/ksZt3k2ZbR — Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) February 21, 2025 That screenshot was current to that day. What I did not expect was that in the interim between then and the new revelation that Apple are taking the matter to (again, secret) court, the people at NCSC would apparently rewrite the whole document, rename it, broaden the audience, and water it down by eliding the advice to enable and use ADP, as discovered by Pat Walshe… or at least that’s what happened on the face of it: 15/ from current web p ... Read full article.