Apple says it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.

UK security services reportedly demanded a backdoor to access encrypted files from users worldwide. Apple has stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted iCloud storage, Advanced Data Protection (ADP),

Apple is dropping its most advanced, end-to-end security encryption feature for cloud data in the UK, the company said on Friday, an unprecedented move after reports that the government demanded a way to access user data.