U.S. lawmakers request briefing on the UK’s iCloud encryption backdoor plans

Syndication February 25, 2026

U.S. lawmakers request briefing on the UK’s iCloud encryption backdoor plans

The UK government’s continued attempts to gain access to iCloud users’ private data have prompted U.S. lawmakers to request a briefing about the issue.

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Apple’s iPhone is encrypted to ensure no one can get in, good guys or bad

Apple is a company widely known and often praised for its privacy-first approach, but sometimes that very same philosophy is at odds with the goals of world governments. The iPhone maker famously fought against an FBI request for an encryption backdoor, and it did the same when the UK came up with similar demands of its own.

The drama surrounding the UK’s seemingly never-ending pursuit of iCloud user data continues. On Wednesday, two U.S. lawmakers, U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast, requested that the UK government hold a briefing about its planned iCloud encryption backdoor.

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