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m I would not say national matters are not ''consumer'' protection. This might be out of scope of the wiki.
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The '''United Kingdom''' is a country containing Britain, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
 
== Consumer Protection ==
 
Despite leaving the EU, the UK enforces the [[GDPR]]<ref>https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/data-protection-and-the-eu-in-detail/the-uk-gdpr/</ref>, allowing persons physically located within the UK the ability to request data exports and deletions from online services<ref>https://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/resources/policies/u_of_i_system_and_international_privacy_laws/the_eu_and_uk_general_data_protection_regulations</ref>.
 
== Incidents ==
 
In 2016, a UK man was charged with obstruction for not handing over his encryption passwords at an airport stop in London<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/17/15653786/rabbani-encryption-password-charged-terrorism-uk-airport</ref>.
 
In February 2025, it came to light that the UK ordered Apple to implement what many consider a backdoor into [[iCloud]] for data not protected by ADP (an opt-in, disabled service for UK residents)<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/apple-pulls-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-uk-users-after-government-demanded-backdoor/</ref>.
 
== References ==