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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors 1 place · today 05:37 EDT

UK Authorities Demand Back Door Access to iCloud Backups Globally

The British government has demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post.


The undisclosed order is said to have been issued last month, and requires that Apple creates a back door that allows UK security officials unencumbered access to encrypted user data worldwide – an unprecedented demand not before seen in any other democratic country.

Apple is likely to stop offering encrypted storage in the UK, rather than break the security p

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