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Director of National Intelligence suggests UK broke agreement in secretly asking Apple to build iCloud backdoor


According to a letter seen by 9to5Mac, the Trump Administration is investigating whether the UK may have broken a bilateral...

In her letter, Gabbard stated that such a security backdoor into iCloud would “be a clear and egregious violation of Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, despite the FBI basically calling for the same access at times. I share your grave concern about the serious implications of the United Kingdom, or any foreign country, requiring Apple or any company to create a “backdoor” that would allow access to Americans personal encrypted data. I have requested my counterparts at CIA, DIA, DHS, FBI and NSA to provide insights regarding the publicly reported actions, and will subsequently engage with UK government officials.

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