JD Vance 'directly' convinced UK to drop Apple backdoor data demand, protecting Americans' rights: US official

Vice President JD Vance – who eviscerated European leaders earlier this year for allegedly retreating on free speech, essentially threatening fundamental democratic values – recently played a commanding role in convincing the United Kingdom to drop its demands that Apple provide the British government a "backdoor" to personal user data, Fox News Digital has learned. 

A U.S. official told Fox News Digital that Vance "was in charge and was personally involved in negotiating a deal, including having direct conversations with the British government." 

Working with U.K. partners, the vice president "negotiated a mutually beneficial understanding" that the British government "will withdraw the current backdoor order to Apple," the U.S. official said, adding that the "agreement between our two governments maintains each country’s sovereignty while ensuring close cooperation on data sha...