An iCloud Backdoor Would Make Our Phones Less Safe

The article analyzes the UK government’s use of the Investigatory Powers Act to pressure Apple to create a backdoor for iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection—leading Apple to disable ADP for UK users—and argues that any mandated backdoor would be exploited by adversaries, trigger similar demands from other governments, and degrade global cybersecurity; citing past surveillance abuses and telecom breaches, it urges companies to resist backdoors and users to enable end-to-end encryption to protect personal and national security.