Apple Removes Advanced Security Features From Their British Customers Because Of The Government

Apple will no longer offer its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool to UK customers following a data privacy row with the UK government.

ADP is a tool offered to Apple customers that means only account holders can see things like photos or documents that they have stored online. Apple itself does not have access to the data.

However, the UK government requested the right to see the data earlier this month. In response, Apple has removed the tool.

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