Home Office agrees to withdraw order seeking to force the tech giant to break iPhone encryption

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the U.K. had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a "back door".

Home Office agrees to withdraw order seeking to force the tech giant to break iPhone encryption

Tulsi Gabbbard says Home Office no longer demanding ‘backdoor’ to encrypted material

Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.

UK authorities have demanded access to Apple users' protected files when required for investigations.