The U.K. government has ended its plans to compel Apple to create a backdoor for encrypted user data, which would have allowed access to the protected data of American citizens. U.S. officials, including DNI Tulsi Gabbard, confirmed this decision, stating it protects civil liberties. Apple previously disabled its Advanced Data Protection feature in the U.K. due to government demands. The company remains against any backdoor implementations, asserting such measures endanger user privacy and can be exploited by malicious entities. Apple has appealed the legality of the original order from the U.K. Home Office.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated that the U.K. has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'backdoor', ensuring the protection of Americans' civil liberties.
Apple has expressed disappointment that the Advanced Data Protection feature will not be available in the U.K., citing rising data breaches and threats to customer privacy.
Critics have pointed out that enabling access to encrypted cloud data equals building a backdoor which could be exploited by cybercriminals and authoritarian governments.
Apple maintains its position, stating, 'As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services, and we never will.'
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