Back in February, the UK Home Secretary’s workplace released a technical ability notification to Apple asking for a backdoor to encrypted iCloud user information backups. Soon after the demand, Apple provided a main declaration which notified that it will no longer use its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) to brand-new users in the UK. Cupertino likewise challenged the choice at the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT).
Over 6 months after these occasions, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard validated that the UK has actually withdrawn its demands following months of talks in between the 2 federal governments. Following the preliminary need from the UK, the United States started examining the terms and whether these needs remained in offense of the CLOUD Act in between the 2 nations.
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Over the previous couple of months, I’ve been working carefully with our partners in the UK, along with @POTUS and @VP, to guarantee Americans’ personal information stays personal and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are safeguarded.
As an outcome, the UK has actually accepted drop its required for …
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) August 19, 2025
Apple is now anticipated to revive its ADP file encryption for iCloud information backups in the UK.