Apple takes back the cloud encryption service from England after government order

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Apple recalls the most reliable cloud storage service from England after the British government ordered its secret access to the iPhone manufacturer of the iPhone.

The movement notes the highest profile battle in the highest profile of the technological industry, a significant escalation on encryption technology for almost a decade.

“Apple can no longer offer advanced data protection (ADP) for new users and current British users in the United Kingdom, as a result, it is necessary to eliminate this security feature.” The US largest technology company said on Friday.

The house office immediately did not meet a commentary request.

Last month, Apple received “technical capabilities” based on the British investigative powers, and people acquainted with the issue in the financial time.

User data could provide the inquiry to the so-called “back door”, iPhone backups and other cloud data, other cloud data and other cloud data, even inaccessible, even inaccessible, even inaccessible, even inaccessible.

Critics have the law called “Snooper’s Charter”, there are extraterritorial forces, that is, the UK law enforcement agencies may include encrypted data from apple customers, including the United States. The law prevents companies that receive such a notice of such a order in such a way.

After the reports on the order of England in the beginning of this month, the technology industry opposed the government’s action.

“If Britain forces the safety of the security of the Germans, it will be less safe in every country,” he said. “The secret orders of a country puts us all in danger and need to stop.”

The latest changes to the act of the administration of the administration of the parliament in early 2024, Apple said that “deep concern” as “more unprecedented” and the products affected by Britain.

“Apple remains faithful to offer the highest level of security for our personal information and hopes that we can do so in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom. “As we have said before, we have never built or won’t have any rear or master key in any of our products or services.”

Apple’s communication services, iMessage and FaceTime ended in the same time and are available in England.

New users can no longer access iCloud ADP on Friday. Apple said that customers in the UK will be required to disable the feature of customers to use the iCloud account.

The system setting up means that the apple feature cannot disable. According to the OPT’s ADP service, only iCloud customers – Apple itself – Keep encryption keys needed to open data.

“British consumers are weakening encryption for sensitive personal information on their phones,” said Matthew Sinclair, England and Communications Industry Association, Technical Trade Group. Law enforcement agencies should work with companies to protect people’s confidentiality of people against global threats without forceing people to break important security development. “