Apple's reputation for providing a private and secure experience for people who use its products and services is among the highest in the industry. All that has been under threat this year, as the UK government has asked Apple to provide it with backdoor access to the iCloud accounts not only of British citizens, but of people around the world.

Macworld After trying for most of 2025 to procure a set of keys to Apple’s encrypted iCloud data, senior U.K. government officials now reportedly recognize that they cannot win their privacy war with Apple and are looking for a discreet way out of the dispute.