logo

UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites

ID: f0ee9219-29e7-57f4-ae75-ce55027915b5

STIX ID: report--f0ee9219-29e7-57f4-ae75-ce55027915b5

Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Date Published: 2025-03-06

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Carly Page

...
...

The report describes policy developments in the U.K. where the NCSC quietly removed advice encouraging the use of end-to-end encryption (e.g., Apple’s Advanced Data Protection) for high-risk individuals, shortly after the government secretly ordered Apple to provide access to encrypted iCloud data. In response, Apple withdrew ADP for U.K. users and is contesting the order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Your team is not currently subscribed to this feed. You must subscribe to it in order to see this post.