Advanced Data Protection (ADP) is a privacy setting that ensures only account holders can view their iCloud data, including photos and files, with no entry for Apple or outsiders thanks to end-to-end encryption.
Matthew Green, a cryptography expert and professor at Johns Hopkins University, clarified that Apple's decision to disable ADP in the UK will not impact iMessage encryption, iCloud Keychain, FaceTime, or health data, which will remain end-to-end encrypted.
Apple is stripping Brits of its strongest data security tool in an unprecedented move for the privacy advocate, bowing to government demands for access to user data.
At its core, Advanced Data Protection (ADP) is a privacy feature designed to safeguard your iCloud backups, which include some of your most personal data — things like photos, videos, and messages.
Apple argues that this protection is vital to keeping users safe, and creating a "backdoor" to allow access to encrypted data would inevitably open it up to hackers.
