Apple is (partially) ceding to the UK government’s request to access iCloud data.
Earlier this month, news broke out that Britain had instructed iPhone maker Apple to create a backdoor to allow it to access users’ iCloud backups – for security reasons.
The stories rippled across the media. Security experts warned that if the order goes through, it will open the floodgates to similar actions by adversary nations, as well as state-sponsored hacks.
US lawmakers were up in arms over the alleged o
