UK Government Orders Apple to Provide Access to Users' Encrypted Accounts: Report

According to a report by The Washington Post, the United Kingdom has instructed Apple to develop a backdoor to access users' encrypted iCloud data. This demand, made under the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016, requests access to all encrypted files rather than individual accounts. Apple might discontinue its Advanced Data Protection service in the U.K. due to this directive, potentially affecting its worldwide privacy protocols. This unprecedented request in major democracies has raised privacy violation concerns, as highlighted by Mark Cuban.