Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, told the Financial Times the UK had “agreed to drop” its demand that Apple enable access to “the protected encrypted data of American citizens”, a move that the US president had previously likened to Chinese surveillance.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warns major tech companies like Apple and Alphabet about compliance with EU and UK digital laws that might weaken U.S. data security standards. Chairman Andrew Ferguson highlights concerns over foreign regulatory demands and pushes for discussions on balancing international compliance.

Apple CEO Tim Cook kept his August winning streak alive as the US backed Apple against the UK in an encrypted user data dispute.

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After the UK ordered Apple to offer a backdoor, security experts raised concerns that such a feature could lead to hackers exploiting it.