PANews reported on February 7 that according to a report by The Washington Post, people familiar with the matter revealed that British security officials have asked Apple to set up a "backdoor" to allow the government to access all content uploaded by users to iCloud. The UK Home Office has issued a "Technical Capability Notice" to Apple, requiring it to provide relevant access rights. It is reported that Apple may choose to stop providing encrypted storage services in the UK rather than violate its security commitment to global users. At present, neither Apple nor the UK Home Office has commented on this. In January this year, British regulators launched an investigation into Apple and Google's operating systems, app stores and browsers.