UK silence over Apple ‘back door’ is unsustainable and unjustifiable, say experts (Alexander Martin, The Record)

The British government’s refusal to either confirm or deny any details about a legal notice targeting Apple’s cryptographic protections for iCloud accounts risks undermining domestic and international confidence in Westminster, experts have warned. While the existence of the notice has not been avowed by either British officials or Apple, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has ordered a legal review of the secret directive and said she had a “grave concern” about its implications.