UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption

As reported by the *Washington Post*, the UK has issued Apple a “technical capability notice” under the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, compelling it to break iCloud Advanced Data Protection end-to-end encryption for law enforcement; Apple can appeal but must comply during appeal, and revealing the demand is criminalized. Apple may disable the feature for UK users—and potentially anyone who enters the UK—raising global implications as countries like Australia with [a law]() may follow, intensifying the debate over encryption backdoors, privacy, and security.