The U.K. has withdrawn its request for Apple to implement a 'backdoor' for accessing encrypted user data after negotiations linked to U.S. civil liberties. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard announced the change, emphasizing teamwork with high-level U.S. officials to protect Americans' private data. Previously, the U.K.'s request under the Investigatory Powers Act raised significant global privacy concerns, threatening the security features that Apple offers, such as Advanced Data Protection, which ensures only users access their files.
The U.K. has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties, Gabbard wrote in a post on X.
The British government secretly demanded Apple to grant its authorities access - essentially asking for a backdoor - to the encrypted data of iCloud users, particularly those who turn on Advanced Data Protection.
ADP turns on end-to-end encryption for iCloud, meaning only the user can access their files stored on Apple's cloud servers, ensuring greater privacy.
If the U.K. government obtained what it wanted, it would weaken privacy for the whole world and open the door for more governments to make similar demands.
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