US Democrat Senator Ron Wyden has written to the Director of National Intelligence Tulso Gabbard asking for increased pressure on the UK over its attacks on encrypted services, as reported in the Washington Post.
The letter reveals that Google has refused to deny that, as well as Apple, it has also received a technical capability notice from the UK government requesting backdoor access to its services.
Wyden writes:
“When my office asked Google about backdoor demands from the U.K., the company did not answer the question, only stating that if it had received a technical capabilities notice, it would be prohibited from disclosing that fact.”