- It is believed that the United Kingdom Interior Ministry asked Apple to weaken Icloud encryption
- American officials warn that this could explain a global disaster
- They are urging the United States to reconsider their relationship with the United Kingdom
American senator Ron Wyden and the member of the Andy Biggs Congress urges the US National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard, to oppose the United Kingdom’s request from a rear door of ICloud.
They argue that, if Apple meets the demand of the United Kingdom, it would weaken the cybersecurity of the United States, endangering citizens and government data.
In a letter to the newly designated Gabbard, the couple explains how Apple uses the same encryption software for all markets, therefore, a weakened security system in the United Kingdom would negatively affect both the United States and other nations.
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They pointed out how the “telephone listening systems” are not the only threat: access to the rear door opens the potential for the data to store in other places, in potentially less safe locations. Wyden and Biggs explain that this is how Chinese threat actors obtained access to emails from the United States government during a Microsoft hack in 2023.
They write: “While the United Kingdom has been an ally of trust, the United States government should not allow what is effectively a foreign cyber attack through political means.”
Gabbard is asked to reconsider the cybersecurity agreements of the United States and the United Kingdom and the exchange of intelligence if Britain does not reveal its application, and it is remembered its confirmation audience speech, in which he said: “The Rear doors lead along a dangerous path that can undermine the rights of the fourth amendment of Americans and civil freedoms. “
Yesterday, 109 organizations, companies and experts in cybersecurity of civil society also signed a joint letter urging the United Kingdom Ministry to revert their application. The signatures are collected until February 20, when a complete list of followers and a letter ended to the Interior Ministry will be sent.
