US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called for an investigation after the UK government ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor into the global data of its customers.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told U.S. lawmakers that the order from the U.K. asking Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to build a so-called “back-door” into its encrypted security feature is an “egregious” violation of U.