US spy chief Gabbard says UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' mandate for Apple

Posted by jnord on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @02:52AM
from the reuters.com dept.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-spy-chief-gabbard-says-uk-agreed-drop-backdoor-mandate-apple-2025-08-19/

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Re:US spy chief Gabbard says UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' ma... by kissaprofeetta on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @07:00AM (#44950239)

Read: they struck some kind of secret deal or get private data using other means.

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Re:US spy chief Gabbard says UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' ma... by foo70 on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @07:55AM (#44950584)

definitely - they already have what they need and this is just a distraction

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Re:US spy chief Gabbard says UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' ma... by clemailacct1 on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @09:39AM (#44951412)

Maybe yes? Maybe no? This has been an ongoing situation with the UK and demanding backdoors into US platforms - I’m not convinced them dropping it came down to “striking a secret deal”.

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