I have a concern facing Apple customes in the UK, and I'm raising my voice against the latest troubling development from our government: disabling Apple's iCloud Security function known as Advanced Data Protection (ADP). ADP is not simply an add-on feature to Apple devices, but a vital layer of security that fully encrypts users' data end-to-end on the cloud. It is a shield that protects against data breaches, securing the private, intimate, and crucial data of countless users. 

This drastic government move, driven by a misguided interpretation of safeguarding interests, has repurposed this shield into a weapon against individual privacy. It risks the data of every single person with an Apple device in the UK - their contacts, family photos, private conversations, financial information, all left vulnerable to potential hackers.

With the rise of cybercrime, which cost the UK approximately £1.6 billion last year (source: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services), the necessity for robust data security solutions like ADP cannot be overstated. Disarming ADP is a regressive step, one that goes against the global trend of fortifying personal data security and privacy in the digital space.

In recent years the UK government has been constantly overstepping it boundaries and forcing companies to do things that are not in the interests of the people of the UK. The latest piece of nonsense is forcing Apple to disable its iCloud Security function called ADP. This is needed to protect us!

ADP is Apple's Advanced Data Protection that fully encrypts its users data in the cloud end to end. This make it impossible for it to be hacked and end up in data breaches. Now that the UK Gov has taken it upon themselves to weaken the data security of each and every single person that has an apple device, I am calling on the UK Government to rethink its DICTATOR style approach to everything and start acting like elected officials and not power mad dictators.

We request the UK Government to pull back from this unwarranted invasion of personal digital space. Stand with us in our quest for security. Prioritise personal data protection. Sign this petition to voice your disagreement with the government's decision and demand the restoration of Apple's Advanced Data Protection for all UK residents.