Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK's "dangerous" and "shortsighted" request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. They urge her to give the UK an ultimatum: "Back down from this dangerous attack on US cybersecurity, or face serious consequences." This uses end-to-end encryption, where only the account holder can access the data stored. The move by the UK government has stunned experts and worried privacy campaigners, with Privacy International calling it an "unprecedented attack" on the private data of individuals. In 2016, Apple resisted a court order to write software which would allow US officials to access the iPhone of a gunman - though this was resolved after the FBI were able to successfully access the device. That same year, the US dropped a similar case after it was able to gain access by discovering the passcode of an alleged drug dealer.