UK demands Apple break encryption to allow gov’t spying worldwide, reports say
The UK is reportedly seeking access to data secured by end-to-end encryption with Apple's Advanced Data Protection, which prevents even Apple from seeing user data. Advanced Data Protection is an optional setting that users can enable for iCloud backups, photos, notes, and other data.
The UK reportedly demands access to encrypted Apple accounts. What it means for US users.
Apple has reportedly been ordered to give the British government full access to view material uploaded to the cloud from around the globe.
UK orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud.
UK Demands Access To Apple Users' Encrypted Data
The UK government has reportedly demanded access to encrypted data stored by Apple users globally in its cloud service. At present,
UK Government Reportedly Demands Access to Encrypted iCloud Files Worldwide
As reported by The Washington Post, Apple received notice of a possible request in March 2024, but the official ask occurred in January 2025.
Report: UK ordered Apple to implement backdoor in iCloud encryption system
U.K. officials have ordered Apple Inc. to implement a backdoor in its iCloud file storage service, the Washington Post reported today. The backdoor would enable the government to access Apple users’ encrypted files.
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