British officials have held private talks with their US counterparts in an attempt to resolve concerns that the UK is trying to force Apple Inc. to build a backdoor into Americans’ encrypted data, according to people familiar with the matter.

(Reuters) -British officials held private talks with their U.S. counterparts to resolve concerns that UK is trying to force Apple to build a backdoor into Americans' encrypted data, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,

U.K. and U.S. officials have held private talks to address concerns that Britain is pressuring Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to create a back door into encrypted user data, Bloomberg News reported. British officials claim they are not seeking broad access but want to correct what they call a misleading narrative.