White House Says UK Abandons Effort to Access Apple User Data

Group 1 - The United Kingdom has agreed to end its mandate requiring Apple to provide a "back door" for accessing encrypted data of American users, which was seen as an infringement on civil liberties [3][7] - The U.K. order was issued under the Investigatory Powers Act and faced significant opposition from Apple, which withdrew its iCloud Advanced Data Protection service from the U.K. in response [4][3] - The resolution of the dispute involved discussions between U.S. officials, including President Trump and Vice President Vance, and U.K. representatives, leading to the conclusion that the U.K. would not force Apple to compromise its encryption [7][2] Group 2 - Other tech companies, such as WhatsApp, have also opposed the U.K. order, joining legal challenges to protect encryption technologies [6] - The U.K. government's decision to withdraw the order has not yet been formalized, but it indicates a shift in the regulatory landscape regarding user data privacy [7]