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# Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud backup for UK users after Home Office order
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-21-apple-withdraws-adp-uk/
- Published: 2025-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:34.000Z
- Description: Apple withdrew its end to end encrypted Advanced Data Protection feature for UK iCloud users, after a Home Office order under the Investigatory Powers Act reportedly demanded backdoor access to encrypted data.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [BBC News, 21 February 2025](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not confirm the existence or exact terms of the Home Office order, which the government has declined to confirm or deny.

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