From PC Mag: The UK government has dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide backdoor access to the iCloud data of Americans.
In January, the UK reportedly asked Apple to lift end-to-end encryption for iCloud and create a secret "back door" for it to view user data. While the order was made discreetly, Apple made it public in February by disabling the Advanced Data Protection feature for users in the country.
The company went a step further in April, filing a complaint to block the order in the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Even in the US, some lawmakers criticized the move, stating it would violate user privacy and open the door to cyberattacks.
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