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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 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,

With Apple removing its best iPhone security feature rather than submitting to misjudged government demands, it’s clear the long-running encryption debate will fire up again. And while on the surface this looks like a simply battle between law enforcement and big tech,

The British and Swedish demands are much wider. Using its Investigatory Powers Act — which critics have dubbed a “Snoopers’ Charter” — the UK Home Office has issued a notice requiring Apple to allow British law enforcement, armed with a court order, to tap encrypted back-ups and other cloud data, anywhere in the world.

Apple Inc. took the unprecedented step of disabling optional Advanced Data Protection in the UK on Friday, removing a feature that used end-to-end encryption to secure cloud storage and other features.