THE US CONGRESS STANDS UP FOR APPLE AND CONSUMER PRIVACY EVERYWHERE
MARCH 13, 2025 | Today a bipartisan group of US lawmakers signed onto a joint letter calling on the UK’s government to immediately bring transparency to their upcoming hearing for Apple on March 14th. The American technology company has found themselves in a standoff with the UK’s Home Office, which demanded backdoor access to encrypted Apple iCloud data under […]
DNI Director Gabbard Stands Up For Apple & Consumer Privacy
FEB 27, 2025 | Tulsi Gabbard, now U.S. Director of National Intelligence, has confirmed that U.S. officials and DNI lawyers are now reviewing whether the United Kingdom breached a bilateral treaty known as the CLOUD Act. Under the agreement, the UK is prohibited from demanding access to the data of U.S. citizens or individuals within U.S. borders. […]
The UK Government’s spying requests force Apple to phase out encryption for users
London, UK – As of this afternoon, new Apple users in the UK can no longer enable Advanced Data Protection (APD) of their data, an end-to-end encrypted backup. In response to the government’s requests to secure a backdoor to Apple’s encrypted ecosystem, the company has decided to abandon this feature, and will still only provide data […]
The UK Wants a Backdoor into EVERYONE’S Apple Cloud Data
Hide your group chat history. The UK has demanded Apple build a backdoor to its encryption services, giving the British police full key access to any Apple consumer’s content stored on the cloud. And yes that means Apple users everywhere. Not just specific British users, but you, me, and every boomer with an iPhone. And […]
EU Council Members Should Vote Down Chat Control to Protect Encryption
In the wake of last week’s EU parliamentary elections, the European Council is wrapping up negotiations in the final proposals of this mandate. Chief among these is a proposed regulation that would mandate the scanning of digital communications to “prevent and combat child sexual abuse”. While its name is uncontroversial, the devil is in the […]
