UK government asks Apple to provide access to encrypted accounts: People familiar with the matter

On February 7th, according to The Washington Post, sources revealed that UK security officials have requested that Apple create a "backdoor" to allow the government to access all content uploaded by users to iCloud. The UK Home Office has issued a "Technical Capability Notice" to Apple requesting relevant access permissions. The report suggests that Apple may choose to stop providing encrypted storage services in the UK rather than violate its global security commitments to its users. Currently, neither Apple nor the UK Home Office has commented on this. In January of this year, UK regulators launched an investigation into the operating systems, app stores, and browsers of Apple and Google.