Apple today announced that it has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK. The decision comes after the UK government ordered Apple to build a worldwide backdoor into iCloud encryption.

Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The move came after UK officials ...

I describe the most recent events as surprising as you may recall that Apple was previously involved in a long-running battle with the FBI over compromising the security of iPhones. In addition to its ...

Apple AAPL.O is dropping its most advanced, end-to-end security encryption feature for cloud data in the UK, the company said on Friday, an unprecedented move after reports that the government ...

Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, exposing them ...

Instead of complying with an encryption backdoor mandate in the UK, Apple pulled features like Advanced Data Protection. A similar result could occur in Canada if a new bill passes. Apple won't weaken ...