Apple won a major privacy fight after U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard said Britain dropped its encryption backdoor demand, ending a dispute that risked violating the CLOUD Act and undermining user security.

The development came after extensive talks between Britain and the U.S., which had raised national security concerns over the request.

"As a result," she continued, "the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroac...