Apple is withdrawing its most secure cloud storage service from the UK, escalating a confrontation over a secret government demand to access customer data.
The company said on Friday that it “can no longer offer” Advanced Data Protection (ADP) for iCloud in Britain, removing the system that ensures “end-to-end encryption” of user information stored in the US tech giant’s servers.
Last month, Apple received a “technical capability notice” under the UK Investigatory Powers Act, a law dubbed “Snooper’s Charter” by its critics, but which the government believes is needed by law enforcement to investigate terrorism and child sexual abuse.
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