The U.K. government is considering dropping its demands for Apple to provide the Home Office access to its end-to-end encryption amid pressure from U.S. officials, the Financial Times reports. According to senior British officials, ongoing demands by the U.K. for Apple to break its encryption “could impede technology agreements with the US.” Editor’s note: IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reported on how U.S. lawmakers view the U.K.’s data access request to Apple in the context of the U.K.-U.S. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act.
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