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.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is going to bat for civil liberties against the overreaching British government.

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.