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Apple pulls its latest end-to-end encryption feature in the UK as it fights back against the country’s order to create a backdoor for accessing user data. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos on "".

Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access

Apple had previously allowed end-to-end encryption of data on UK devices through its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool, but that ended Friday, a spokesperson said in a lengthy statement. "Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection (ADP) in the United Kingdom to new users and current UK users will eventually need to disable this security feature,

With the UK government bent on sideling end-to-end encryption, Apple has resorted to removing its prestigious cloud encryption feature.

Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that adds end-to-end encryption for security across a wide range of user data, is no longer available in the UK for new users, and current UK users will eventually need to disable this security feature,

Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that extends end-to-end encryption to a wide range of user data, is no longer available in the UK for new users and current UK users will eventually need to disable this security feature,

The United Kingdom dealt a significant blow in its war on encryption last week that, aside from blemishing Apple’s meticulously curated privacy commitments, could have worldwide ramifications for personal data protections.

Apple has a security nightmare on its hands that’s showing no signs yet of coming to an end. For the first time, the iPhone-maker is making its famously locked-down phones less secure, putting millions of users at risk.

In a bid to boost its surveillance efforts, the UK Government's Home Office reportedly requested a ‘backdoor’ be built into Apple’s end-to-end encryption to allow law enforcement agencies access to user data.