GermanyApple continues to face pressure from British authorities seeking access to encrypted iCloud backups for iPhones and iPads. Initially, the dispute over backdoors in iCloud seemed resolved after U.S. intervention, but Britain has not abandoned its demands. The UK now aims to bypass Apple’s encryption by targeting backups that are not fully encrypted, which contain nearly all user data. These unencrypted backups are regularly requested by Apple through court orders, but the UK wants access to the encrypted versions that Apple cannot decrypt. Through legal proceedings, the UK has attempted to force Apple to create a backdoor via a Technical Capability Notice (TCN), which allows authorities to request surveillance capabilities. Apple has resisted such measures, arguing they would compromise security, and has deactivated Advanced Data Protection (ADP) for British users rather than enabling a backdoor. Security experts had previously advocated for stronger encryption like ADP, which prevents even Apple from accessing user data.
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