What Apple's encryption feature being axed means for YOU

Apple has confirmed it is withdrawing a key data protection feature following the government's demands to access the data but what does that mean for you?

Advanced Data Protection (ADP) protects data stored on the iCloud with end-to-end encryption, which means the data can only be seen by the user who owns it, and only on their trusted devices.

Until now, this has meant that no one else can access your data - not even Apple and this data remains secure even in the case of a data breach in the cloud.

However, Apple has now removed ADP as a feature for new users in the UK, in response to a request from the Government.

Earlier this month, the Government demanded access to encrypted data stored by Apple users in its cloud service.