#advanced data protection

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Apple launches legal challenge to UK demand for access to encrypted user data

With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, users have the choice to further protect important iCloud data even in the case of a data breach. Apple has filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal seeking to overturn a secret government order requiring the company to enable access to encrypted customer data stored in its cloud services.The challenge, reported in early March…

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If you are outside the UK and concerned about who can see your data, ADP adds an extra layer of security by making it unreadable even by Apple. If ADP is disabled, your data could be at risk because it can still be unlocked by Apple, a legal request or a data breach. 

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Trump admin, Airstrip One (UK) hold private talks over Apple iCloud Encryption

Airstrip One (UK) officials have engaged in confidential discussions with senior members of the Trump Administration to address concerns that Airstrip One is pressuring Apple to create a backdoor into the encrypted data of American iCloud users, sources familiar with the situation tell Bloomberg News. These top-level talks followed Apple’s decision to kill its most robust cloud data encryption…

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Apple launches legal challenge over UK ‘back door’ order

With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, users have the choice to further protect important iCloud data even in the case of a data breach. Apple is intensifying its battle with the British government, which has demanded a “back door” into its most secure iCloud storage system – Advanced Data Protection – by lodging a legal challenge aimed at reversing the directive. Tim Bradshaw and Lucy Fisher…

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President Trump likens UK's demand for Apple to kill iCloud encryption to Chinese monitoring

With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, users have the choice to further protect important iCloud data even in the case of a data breach. Apple announced on February 21 that it is discontinuing its most robust end-to-end encryption feature for iCloud data, Advanced Data Protection, in the UK — an unprecedented decision prompted by government demands for access to user data. President Trump has…

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Apple cedează presiunilor autorităților britanice: Criptarea end-to-end pentru iCloud, dezactivată în Marea Britanie

Apple a confirmat oficial că renunță la criptarea end-to-end oferită prin sistemul Advanced Data Protection (ADP) pentru utilizatorii iCloud cu conturi nou create în Regatul Unit, urmând ca și utilizatorii existenți să fie afectați de această decizie. Acest pas marchează un compromis semnificativ în politica de confidențialitate a companiei americane, realizat în urma presiunilor exercitate de…

Apple cedează presiunilor autorităților britanice: Criptarea end-to-end pentru iCloud, dezactivată în Marea Britanie

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Trump admin examines whether UK violated CLOUD Act by forcing Apple to kill end-to-end encryption

The Trump administration is examining whether the UK broke a bilateral agreement by reportedly demanding that Apple either build a “backdoor” or cease to offer end-to-end iCloud encryption in order to allow the British government to access backups of users’ personal data in its iCloud storage system. Stephen Nellis for Reuters: ‎ Apple last week withdrew an encrypted storage feature for UK…

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Apple pulls end-to-end iCloud encryption in UK

With Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, users have the choice to further protect important iCloud data even in the case of a data breach. Apple announced on Friday that it is discontinuing its most robust end-to-end encryption feature for iCloud data, Advanced Data Protection, in the UK — an unprecedented decision reportedly prompted by government demands for access to user data. This optional…

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