Investing.com -- In a bid to resolve the ongoing encryption dispute with Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL )., British officials have engaged in private talks with their US counterparts, according Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter. The discussions have arisen following concerns that the UK is pressuring Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted data of American users.

These high-level talks were initiated after Apple responded to an order from UK authorities by disabling its most sophisticated encrypted security feature for cloud data within the country. The British order, issued in January, requested the tech giant to bypass encryption to aid national security and criminal investigations.

In response to these developments, last month, US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, demanded an investigation into the matter. She highlighted the potential violation of American citizens’ privacy and civil liberties, terming it as a "clear and egregious violation". Gabbard further warned that a backdoor into Apple users’ data could potentially expose them to cyber exploitation from hostile entities.

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