Written Question·Home Office·UIN 33225

Apple: Data Protection

Tabled: 24 February 2025

Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Apple was directly instructed to disable its Advanced Data Protection encryption service for UK users.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

The Home Office does not comment on operational matters, including for example confirming or denying the existence of any notices. This has been the longstanding position of successive UK Governments for reasons of national security.The UK has a longstand...

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