The Director of National Intelligence was apparently blindsided when the UK demanded that Apple open an encryption backdoor, and says that lawyers and other agencies are on the case.
To avoid having to comply with the UK government’s legally binding but entirely secret demand, Apple switched off certain end to end encryption in the country. The UK’s unprecedented demand for spy access to all users’ encrypted data sparked controversy worldwide, including a bipartisan response in the US.
Senators Ron Wyden (D) of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Andy Biggs (R) on the House Judiciary committee, wrote to Tulsi Gabbard, the new National Intelligence Director about the issue. Gabbard has now replied, saying the US was not informed of the secret order, and expressing her “grave concern” over the UK demanding data over US citizens.
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