The news that Apple is removing end-to-end encryption protection from its UK-based iCloud users is highly disturbing. Thanks to the Home Office, those who rely on Apple’s privacy-enhancing services face a less secure future than they used to,

In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.

In a dispute over a "backdoor" demand from the British government, Apple has decided to pull its advanced data protection from the British market. The security feature encrypts iCloud data with end-to-end protection.