Apple scored a major win as the U.K. dropped its demand for a “back door” to user data—marking a key victory for end-to-end encryption and digital privacy in the global tech policy fight.

Apple and the U.K. government have been locked in a dispute over access to encrypted iCloud data, after reports that British authorities sought the ability to reach protected user information. Apple responded by removing Advanced Data Protection from new users in the U.K., meaning many iCloud categories there would no longer be covered by end-to-end encryption, while core services like iMessage and FaceTime remained encrypted globally.

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