Reports of Apple receiving new UK-only data access order rekindles privacy fears
By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 2, 2025, 12:00 GMT | Insight) -- Apple has reportedly been served with a new data access order from the UK government, prompting privacy campaigners and the tech industry to warn of a threat to users' privacy even if it is limited to British users. A top US intelligence official said in August that the UK had “agreed to drop its mandate” for a back door into Apple’s systems, but this was never confirmed. Apple said it remains unable to offer its strongest security feature in the UK.Apple has reportedly been served with a new data access order from the UK government, this time limited to British users after US political backlash over an earlier order understood to cover the company's users worldwide....
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