Vice President JD Vance negotiated with the UK government to drop demands for Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted user data and iCloud services.
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VicePresidentJDVance–whoevisceratedEuropeanleadersearlierthisyearforallegedlyretreatingonfreespeech,essentiallythreateningfundamentaldemocraticvalues–recentlyplayedacommandingroleinconvincingtheUnitedKingdomtodropitsdemandsthatAppleprovidetheBritishgovernmenta“backdoor”topersonaluserdata,FoxNewsDigitalhaslearned.
AU.S.officialtoldFoxNewsDigitalthatVance“wasinchargeandwaspersonallyinvolvedinnegotiatingadeal,includinghavingdirectconversationswiththeBritishgovernment.”
WorkingwithU.K.partners,thevicepresident“negotiatedamutuallybeneficialunderstanding”thattheBritishgovernment“willwithdrawthecurrentbackdoorordertoApple,”theU.S.officialsaid,addingthatthe“agreementbetweenourtwogovernmentsmaintainseachcountry’ssovereigntywhileensuringclosecooperationondatasharing.”
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