In our fast-paced digital world, your iPhone is more than just a communication device—it’s a treasure trove of memories, important documents, and countless apps that make life easier. But what happens if disaster strikes?

Apple has a security nightmare on its hands that’s showing no signs yet of coming to an end. For the first time, the iPhone-maker is making its famously locked-down phones less secure, putting millions of users at risk.

In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.

Apple has withdrawn its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to

Apple has removed its strongest iCloud data protection for customers in the UK, as a refusal to comply with a government order demanding backdoor access to user data. Apple has a security feature called Advanced Data Protection,

Apple users in the United Kingdom will no longer have access to a key data security feature for iCloud storage: Advanced Data Protection. It’s a relatively small change, but privacy experts worry it could have ripple effects for data privacy around the world.

The company said it was "gravely disappointed" to no longer be able to offer Advanced Data Protection to iPhone users in the UK.

Security officials argue that encryption hinders criminal investigations, while tech firms defend it as essential to user privacy.

The UK's demand for an encryption backdoor in iCloud, and Apple's response, have repercussions that go far beyond national borders, threatening user privacy and security worldwide.

Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom. This feature let users fully protect their data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption.

Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers' encrypted cloud data.

Earlier this month, over 100 cyber security experts, companies and civil society groups signed a letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop demands for Apple to create a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud service.