Two US lawmakers are warning against the security risks of the UK encryption backdoor order to Apple
Such a backdoor to encryption, they said, could be exploited by cybercriminals and authoritarian regimes
Apple killed itsiCloud’s end-to-end encryption feature in the UK in February and is now challenging the order in Court
Two US lawmakers have slammed the UK encryption backdoor order to Apple, arguing that this could lead to potential cybersecurity risks for all users worldwide.
As reported by Reuters on May 7, 2025, US House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast wrote a joint letter to Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to warn how such a backdoor would create “systemic vulnerabilities” that cybercriminals and authoritarian regimes would be able to exploit.
At the time of writing, UK users cannot benefit from E2E protections on these data categories: iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, Photos, Notes, Reminders, Safari Bookmarks, Siri Shortcuts, Voice Memos, Wallet Passes, and Freeform. (Image credit: Shutterstock / nikkimeel)
