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2025-02-21 18:31:26 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DD1C8441980AAFAEE65944C5A5587B93DC0E2ECC1D1ED9AB8898C7F4016B9D75
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Apple removed Advanced Data Protection in the UK due to a government order, allowing access to iCloud data with a warrant. iMessage stays encrypted. The breach’s scale is debated, not necessarily the largest ever. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-removes-end-to-end-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/21/apple-removing-end-to-encryption-uk/ https://www.theverge.com/news/617273/apple-removes-encryption-advanced-data-protection-adp-uk-spying-backdoor
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