UK authorities have backed off from their demand for ‘back door’ access to encrypted data on Apple devices. President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard revealed the move in a post on X this week.
Another unnamed US official told the Financial Times that vice-president JD Vance “negotiated
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