UK Agrees to Drop Demand for Apple to Create Backdoor Access: Gabbard

Apple has previously halted its Advanced Data Protection feature for users in the UK after it received an order to provide a backdoor feature.
UK Agrees to Drop Demand for Apple to Create Backdoor Access: Gabbard
The Apple logo at an Apple store in Paris on April 23, 2025. Abdul Saboor/Reuters
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The UK government has agreed to drop its request that Apple provide it with backdoor access to user data, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday.

Gabbard stated on X that the agreement came after months of working with UK partners, alongside President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance, to ensure Americans’ private data and civil liberties are protected
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