> Apple literally removed encrypted file storage as a feature in the UK rather than comply with demands for access to encrypted customer data from the UK government.

Does that mean that instead of UK government accessing the data (through a backdoor), UK government can now access to data (because it's not encrypted at all)?

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GeekyBear 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Nope.

After Apple's announcement that they would remove encryption from UK users rather than weaken it, the bad press and public pressure forced the UK government to back down.

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clutter55561 an hour ago | parent [-]

Not exactly. Apple kept it for existing users but stopped offering it to new users. So new users are vulnerable.

	▲	GeekyBear an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Nope. > UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj2m3rrk74o