Apple should be able to tell US Congress about UK demand for backdoor, lawmakers say
( September 11, 2026, 18:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Warren Davidson urged a UK court to lift the secrecy around a reported order from the UK government that Apple create a secret backdoor in its products to allow surveillance. “The UK government’s unprecedented demands for secrecy in this matter undermine democratic governance in both the United States and the UK, and needlessly strain the relationship between our two nations,” they wrote. They noted that Apple informed Congress that it is challenging the UK government’s authority to issue surveillance directives and that it was denied permission to discuss the issue in detail with both the executive and legislative branches of the US government.Statement follows in full. Also see attached file. ...
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