United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- The UK has reportedly backed down from its Apple data demand.

According to US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the UK has agreed to drop its "back door" data policy for the Cupertino tech giant, which forced Apple to weaken encryption on its devices in the country to abide by user protection laws.

Gabbard said on X (formerly Twitter): "Over the past few months, I've been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected.

"As a result, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypt...