Again in February, the UK Residence Secretary’s workplace issued a technical functionality discover to Apple requesting a backdoor to encrypted iCloud consumer knowledge backups. Shortly after the request, Apple issued an official assertion which knowledgeable that it’s going to now not provide its Superior Information Safety (ADP) to new customers within the UK. Cupertino additionally challenged the choice on the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT).
Over six months after these occasions, U.S. Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that the UK has withdrawn its requests following months of talks between the 2 governments. Following the preliminary demand from the UK, the US started investigating the phrases and whether or not these calls for have been in violation of the CLOUD Act between the 2 nations.
Over the previous few months, I’ve been working carefully with our companions within the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to make sure Individuals’ non-public knowledge stays non-public and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected.
Consequently, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for…
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) August 19, 2025
Apple is now anticipated to convey again its ADP encryption for iCloud knowledge backups within the UK.
