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==Incidents==
==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>.
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>.