US Intel Chief Celebrates UK Retreat on Apple Backdoor Order

Tulsi Gabbard Takes Credit After Apparent British Reversal of Backdoor Request Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • August 19, 2025

The U.S. Director of National Intelligence praised the United Kingdom's apparent reversal of its demand that Apple grant access to encrypted iCloud accounts, framing the move as a victory for American privacy and civil liberties.

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Tulsi Gabbard wrote in a Monday night post on X that the U.K. "agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'backdoor' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens." She said the decision followed months of collaboration with U.K. partners "to ensure Americans' private data remains private."

The announcement follows ...