# UK agrees to drop its Apple encryption backdoor request – but digital rights experts aren't ready to celebrate

> The UK has agreed to drop its request for an encryption backdoor into Apple's iCloud, according to the US Director of National Intelligence The power to undermine encryption, however, remains in the UK law under the…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/uk-agrees-to-drop-its-apple-encryption-backdoor-request-but-digital-rights-experts-arent-ready-to-celebrate?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68a4993b4c6ba679407a538b)
- **Published:** 2025-08-19
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #apple #encryption #backdoor #request #aren #digital #drop #experts
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