The United Kingdom has withdrawn a legal notice that would have compelled Apple Inc. to create a “back door” into its encrypted iCloud services for access to the data of U.S. citizens, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday. Gabbard credited months of negotiations led by herself, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for the reversal, calling the outcome vital to safeguarding Americans’ privacy rights. Britain’s Home Office issued the original demand in January under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, prompting Apple to disable its optional Advanced Data Protection feature for new users in the UK and to challenge the order before the country’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Apple has long maintained it will never build a master key that could decrypt customer data. U.S. lawmakers warned the British order could violate the 2019 CLOUD Act, which bars either country from seeking the other’s citizens’ data directly. Cyber-security specialists also argued that any government-mandated vulnerability would eventually be exploited by hackers or authoritarian regimes. The apparent accord comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Washington for talks on Ukraine and trade. While London has not publicly confirmed the agreement, officials on both sides said the dispute is now settled. Apple has not commented on whether it will reinstate Advanced Data Protection for UK customers, and broader European proposals to scan encrypted messages remain a looming battleground in the encryption debate.