Apple pulls iPhone security tool after UK government 'demands access to user data'
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Apple and the long secret arm of the UK Government
On February 21st, Apple disabled their ‘advanced data protection’ service for UK customers. That means no-one in Great ...
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Apple Disables Advanced Data Protection in the UK
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 ...
Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users
If a U.K. user has not already signed up for Advanced Data Protection, they will not be able to as of February 21, Apple said ...
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Apple Yanks Its Enhanced iPhone iCloud Encryption Feature In UK Over Government Backdoor Demands
Apple has announced that it has removed the Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the United Kingdom. The UK ...
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Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK After Government Demands Backdoor Access
As had been expected by many, Apple has turned off its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature for users in the United ...
Apple yanks encrypted storage in U.K. instead of allowing backdoor access
Apple disabled its most secure data storage offering for new customers in the United Kingdom rather than comply with a secret ...
Apple Says ‘No’ to UK Backdoor Order, Will Disable E2E Cloud Encryption Instead
A backdoor into iCloud end-to-end encryption would defeat the purpose of the feature, so Apple is pulling it from the UK ...
Everything you need to know about Apple’s changes to encryption in the UK
Apple today announced that it has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK. The decision comes after ...
Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide. Apple has stopped ...
"We will never build a backdoor" – Apple kills its iCloud's end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
The move comes as the company was hit by an encryption backdoor order under the UK Investigatory Powers Act. Here's all we ...
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Apple removes Advanced Data Protection from U.K. iPhones following backdoor demand
The tool will no longer be available to U.K. users after the government issues a rule demanding access to iCloud data.