Question follow-through · 36544

Apple: Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of personal data in the context of Apple’s withdrawal of Advanced Data Protection.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 7 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 11 Mar 2025
Answer: 14 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the protection of personal data in the context of Apple’s withdrawal of Advanced Data Protection.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Mar 2025
Answer published
The UK has a strong track record of protecting people’s privacy whilst also ensuring action can be taken against child sexual abusers and terrorists.The Investigatory Powers Act contains robust safeguards and independent oversight to protect privacy and e...

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