British government set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure

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By Ben LovejoyJul 21, 2025, 7:16 am139 pts
We learned earlier this year that the British government had secretly ordered Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted data for all iCloud users worldwide. Specifically, it wanted a way to see personal data protected by Apple’s introduction of Advanced Data Protection (ADP), which extended end-to-end…

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