As reported by the Financial Times and evidenced in court filings, Apple formally lodged a lawsuit with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) last month, contesting a directive from the UK government. This directive compels Apple to grant access to the encrypted iCloud backup data of UK-based users. Earlier, the UK government, invoking the Investigatory Powers Act, issued a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) to Apple. This notice demanded that Apple construct a 'backdoor' within the iCloud infrastructure, enabling access to data that would otherwise remain inaccessible during criminal investigations. In a partial concession to the government's request, Apple has deactivated the Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for UK users, thereby eliminating end-to-end encryption for iCloud backup data. However, Apple steadfastly refuses to construct a direct backdoor. The tech giant underscores its unwavering stance against ever creating backdoors for any of its products or services. Apple voices profound disappointment over the loss of ADP protection for UK users, contending that this action will undermine the safeguards in place for user privacy.