Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access

U.S. officials are examining whether the U.K. broke agreements between the two nations with a reported demand that Apple build a backdoor into its encrypted cloud storage systems. Apple last week withdrew an encrypted storage feature or U.

The UK's demand for an encryption backdoor in iCloud, and Apple's response, have repercussions that go far beyond national borders, threatening user privacy and security worldwide.

A backdoor into iCloud end-to-end encryption would defeat the purpose of the feature, so Apple is pulling it from the UK altogether.

Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection tool from use in the UK after a row with the Government over end-to-end encryption

Security officials argue that encryption hinders criminal investigations, while tech firms defend it as essential to user privacy.

Apple's decision to withdraw iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom has privacy and security advocates worried that the British government could scan