Apple has discontinued its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for new users in the UK, and will soon require existing users to disable it.

The United Kingdom has secretly demanded that Apple enable backdoor access to all iCloud data stored by any user worldwide. In apparent response, Apple has disabled its higher-grade iCloud protection ...

The about-face comes after months of Apple pushing back against demands that it create a backdoor to allow government snooping on encrypted data. Rather than cave ...

The change comes after the UK Government demanded to be given access to encrypted data stored by Apple in the cloud service, ...

Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware ...

Apple has removed its highest level data security tool in the UK, known as Advanced Data Protection (ADP) Advanced Data Protection (ADP) is Apple's highest level of cloud data security, and is ...

In 2025, these risks have escalated, with attackers using AI-driven automation for credential stuffing, API scraping, and ...

Advanced Data Protection (ADP) heavily encrypts personal data uploaded and stored in Apple’s Cloud servers. ADP uses ...

The tech giant stressed that "ADP protects iCloud data with end-to-end encryption," meaning only the user can decrypt their ...

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Due to UK government regulations, Apple has been forced to withdraw the security feature — a move the company is not too ...

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