US spy chief directs legal review of UK’s Apple backdoor demand (David DiMolfetta, NextGov)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said this week that she asked her attorneys to craft a legal opinion regarding a January United Kingdom demand that Apple build a backdoor into its advanced iCloud encryption offering. That order mandates UK law enforcement operatives be granted worldwide, unfettered access to users’ protected cloud data. Apple customers residing in the United States would be cast into that dragnet. The Washington Post first reported the secret order earlier this month.

US spy chief directs legal review of UK’s Apple backdoor demand – Nextgov/FCW

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