US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called for an investigation and expressed concern 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.

Tulsi Gabbard, the head of US National Intelligence, says she was not informed in advance about the UK government's demand to be able to access Apple customers' encrypted data from anywhere in the world. In a letter, Ms Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.

U.S. officials are looking at whether the United Kingdom violated a bilateral agreement by demanding Apple create a "backdoor" to