Suzanne Smalley
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has told U.S. lawmakers she ordered a legal review of the U.K. government’s secret directive to Apple for a backdoor that could give British authorities access to encrypted data belonging to Americans.
Gabbard sent Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) a letter on Tuesday saying that the United Kingdom did not brief her on the request and that she didn’t know about the development until the Washington Post reported the demand earlier this month.
The report prompted an instant backlash against the U.K.’s order. On February 21, Apple yanked its premiere data protection tool from the British market rather than comply.
“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,” Gabbard wrote in response to a February 13 missive from the senators.
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