How Apple Killed a Global Encryption Backdoor Demand

Apple just delivered a crushing blow to government surveillance overreach. The UK government secretly demanded that Apple build a permanent backdoor into iCloud encryption that would have compromised the privacy of millions of users worldwide. This wasn't about unlocking one phone for a specific case. British authorities wanted Apple to completely redesign its Advanced Data Protection feature to give governments permanent access to encrypted photos, messages, and personal data stored in iCloud. The demand came through something called a Technical Capabilities Notice under the UK's notorious…