Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users

Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users

In response to a U.K. government inquiry about access to data sequestered on Apple devices, Cupertino has removed access to the Advanced Data Protection encryption feature from U.K.-held devices. “We have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will,” an anonymous Apple representative wrote in a statement emailed to TechRepublic. Must-read Apple coverage UK wants law enforcement to be able to access data on individual…

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