--- title: "UK demands backdoor for encrypted Apple user data..." url: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-demands-backdoor-for-encrypted-apple-user-data--nuexbxysv source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkg_iW9mNU type: video:youtube source: "Fireship" published: 2025-02-07T20:24:39.061Z updated: 2025-02-07T20:25:10.674Z tags: ["cyber", "apple", "privacy", "encryption"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 42 comments: 2 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UK demands backdoor for encrypted Apple user data... **[Fireship](https://daily.dev/sources/fireship)** · 4 min read · 42 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary The UK government has issued a technical capability notice to Apple, demanding a backdoor to access users' encrypted iCloud data. The notice, part of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, aims to allow access to private data globally, which could impact all Apple users and other end-to-end encrypted services like Telegram and WhatsApp. Despite Apple's history of protecting user data, it's unclear how they will respond. Users are advised to use encryption, VPNs, and other privacy tools to safeguard their information. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@deltalpha** · 3 upvotes > Dystopian. **@raffa43** · 0 upvotes > UK moment, let me get my knife license. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-demands-backdoor-for-encrypted-apple-user-data--nuexbxysv)