Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors

Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom. This feature let users fully protect their data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption. However, a recent UK government order forces companies like Apple to put backdoors in its encryption systems. Rather than comply and compromise Advanced Data Protection, Apple is left with no choice but to remove the feature altogether. In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said that current users of ADP in the UK will eventually need to disable the security feature in order to keep using their iCloud account. Full statement after the break … For UK users who have not previously enabled Advanced Data Protection, they will no longer have the option to do so. In the software set-up screens for Advanced Data Protection, an error message will be presented that says “Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection (ADP) in the United Kingdom to new users.”. You can see that new UI in action in th ... Read full article.