Apple users in the United Kingdom will no longer have access to a key data security feature for iCloud storage: Advanced Data Protection. It’s a relatively small change, but privacy experts worry it could have ripple effects for data privacy around the world.

With Apple removing its best iPhone security feature rather than submitting to misjudged government demands, it’s clear the long-running encryption debate will fire up again. And while on the surface this looks like a simply battle between law enforcement and big tech,

UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide. Apple has stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted iCloud storage, Advanced Data Protection (ADP),

Experts argue Britons are now less secure after their government effectively forced Apple to abandon end-to-end encryption

Apple says it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stor

A backdoor into iCloud end-to-end encryption would defeat the purpose of the feature, so Apple is pulling it from the UK altogether.

Apple Inc. took the unprecedented step of disabling optional Advanced Data Protection in the UK on Friday, removing a feature that used end-to-end encryption to secure cloud storage and other features.

The UK's demand for an encryption backdoor in iCloud, and Apple's response, have repercussions that go far beyond national borders, threatening user privacy and security worldwide.

Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK government's demand for access to its customers’ data stored in iCloud by deciding to turn off its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) end-to-end encryption service for UK users.

Apple's decision to withdraw iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom has privacy and security advocates worried that the British government could scan