US lawmakers fight UK’s Apple iCloud backdoor

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US lawmakers respond to the UK’s Apple encryption backdoor request

The UK’s shockingly intrusive order for Apple to create a backdoor into users’ encrypted iCloud data doesn’t only affect Brits; it could be used to access the private data of any Apple account holder in the world, including Americans. Less than a week after security experts sounded the alarm on the report, US Congress is trying to do something about it. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that, in a rare show of modern Capitol Hill bipartis…

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US lawmakers fight UK’s Apple iCloud backdoor

Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down

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TikTok back on US app stores, US politicians rage at UK demand for encrypted Apple data - ShinyShiny

TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s US app stores after President Trump said the tech giants would not be fined if they reactivated it. They removed the hugely popular video-sharing app after a law came into effect on 19 January – the day before Mr Trump was inaugurated – requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell up or face a ban. There were concerns that Beijing could use TikTok to spy on American users and the app, used by almost half of …

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US lawmakers want Trump to call out UK Apple iCloud encryption backdoor demand - WorldNL Magazine

US officials are urging the Director of National Intelligence to reconsider US-UK cybersecurity arrangements.

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U.S. Lawmakers Urge Action Over U.K. Plans to Force Apple Encryption Backdoor

U.S. lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the UK’s plan to force Apple to implement a backdoor in iPhone encryption, urging National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard to take action. The UK alarmed lawmakers, security experts, journalists, activists, and more when it was revealed that it ordered Apple to provide access to iCloud backups for ALL iPhone users, not just those of British citizens. The order—which was issued in secret and is immed…

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The British government asked Apple to reserve a back door in iCloud to allow law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data, causing discontent in the US. US Senators and Representatives jointly demanded that the US National Intelligence Service oppose the practice and threatened to reevaluate the US-UK cybersecurity arrangements and intelligence sharing plans. The move could affect intelligence cooperation between the two countries.