Posted on 08/19/2025 11:03:58 AM PDT by catnipman
The UK government has dropped its demands to create a backdoor into Apple's encryption, according to the US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard.
In a post on X in the early hours of Tuesday, Ms Gabbard said the UK had withdrawn its demand to access global Apple users' data if required.
She wrote: "The UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties."
The US spy chief said it was the result of months of working closely with partners in the UK, US President Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Begin wild-eyed speculation:
"Nice fleet of F-35s you got there. Be a shame if the software stopped working ..."
End wild-eyed speculation.
I was imagining a little bit of: "Be a shame if France had to take on the Gazans, knowing how freely they'd cross the channel..."
Now if only we could protect our financial and medical records from breaches.
Possibly the UK have figured out how to break in without APPL help.
“Possibly the UK have figured out how to break in without APPL help.”
that thought also occurred to me: “We doan need no stinkin decryption!”
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