So here we are again. This time the UK is narrowly targeting their request at UK users only. But this is baffling for two reasons.
First, Apple no longer offers the ADP encrypted backup feature to new UK users, and existing users are being migrated. So what is the UK asking for?
Second, how is Apple supposed to make a single encryption system that’s secure for US users but not for UK users? This would require that they partition their software globally and have many versions, which seems like a disaster. Are you sure you’re running the “secure” OS?
Matthew Green
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2025-10-02 13:00:38 UTC
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