The UK drops the demand for the rear door in the codes of apple

The UK is no longer forced Apple to provide access to Backdooor to secure the user data protected by the company’s ICLOUD encryption service, according to the American director of national intelligence, TULSI GABBARD.

“Over the past few months, I have been working closely with our UK partners, along with Potus and VP, to ensure that Americans’ data remains in particular and our constitutional rights and civil freedoms are protected,” Gabbard was published to X on Monday. “As a result, the UK agreed to drop its mandate to Apple to provide” backbone “that would enable access to the encrypted data protected by American citizens and infringe on our civil freedoms.”

This announcement follows the United Kingdom Issuing a secret order In January this year, Apple claims its access to the encrypted files that were uploaded by users all over the world. In response, Apple Advanced data protection withdrew (ADP) The ICLOD width of the United Kingdom was encrypted and the right to win the case publicly in April. Earlier this year, US officials began studying whether the UK command had violated the bilateral cloud law agreement, which prevents the United Kingdom and the United States from issuing demands for each other’s data.

This pressure from the United States It ignited reports last month Britain will underestimate the demands it issued to Apple, where he informs the UK official who has not been named Financial times The United Kingdom “was on its back against the wall”, and was looking for a way out. Although it is unclear whether the UK is negotiating new conditions with Apple avoiding the involvement of American citizens’ data, according to an unveiled US official who has not revealed his name Financial times Such negotiations will not be sincere for the new agreement.

With the removal of the request now, it is not clear whether Apple will reaches the ADP service in the UK. We have contacted Apple to comment. The UK Ministry of Interior refused to comment on the situation.