Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.In response to the UK government’s demand to create a backdoor for accessing iCloud storage and backups, Apple is taking a drastic measure by dropping an important encryption feature for the users in the country, reports The Washington Post. Advanced Data Protection, or ADP, provides end-to-end encryption for your files, including iCloud data. It even prevents Apple from accessing your information. On Friday, the iPhone maker told the journalists that it wouldn’t offer the feature anymore to new users in the United Kingdom. On top of that, Apple is preparing to discontinue ADP even for the existing users in the region. It stated that this security feature will eventually be disabled, allowing UK users to continue using their iCloud accounts. Apple removes end-to-end encryption for all UK users following a request from the Labour government https://t.co/qOX0mFCJv3 pic.twitter.com/jstvcH37F4— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) February 21, 2025 Let’s roll back a bit… Last month, The Washington Post reported that the British government asked Apple to give it a key to the E2E encryption the company offers for its iCloud backups for mobile devices. Such a key would unlock any iCloud backup in the world. In December 2022, Apple introduced its highly secure backup feature known as ADP. This option encrypts various data types, beginning with device backups encompassing photos, voice…Apple removes Advanced Data Protection in the UK