A pple will not be required to provide an encryption backdoor in the UK, easing concerns about weakened privacy and security safeguards. The announcement was made by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on social media late Monday evening.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard wrote on social media platform X that the UK had rescinded its request for the tech company to provide the government with a “back door” to access u...

Gabbard said the request "would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties".