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June 14, 2021

Apple: Blindsided, Handcuffed By Trump Administration Demand For Swalwell Data

Seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, Apple maintains it was blindsided and handcuffed by a Trump administration probe

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June 11, 2021

How the U.S. got boxed in on privacy

The EU and states like California moved first and set standards that any national U.S. privacy law must reckon with.

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June 8, 2021

Keeping Foreign Spyware Out Of U.S.-Made Drones Is Harder Than You Think

U.S. regulators have discovered it’s not enough to stop government agencies from buying Chinese-made drones – Chinese-made components may also be a source of malware.

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June 7, 2021

Biden Bans Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Surveillance

The new order, which initially lists 59 Chinese firms, substantially expands an order issued in November by President Donald J. Trump.

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June 7, 2021

Human rights groups call for an end to digital surveillance of immigrants

The Biden administration and the immigration agency tracks more than 96,000 immigrants, using tactics that ‘inhibit progress’.

June 7, 2021

U.S. Waged Secret Legal Battle to Obtain Emails of 4 Times Reporters

The push began in the Trump administration and continued under President Biden, and the Justice Department obtained a gag order to keep it from public view.

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June 4, 2021

Europe to US: Pass new laws if you want a data-transfer deal

Věra Jourová says new rules are needed to limit the bulk collection of Europeans’ data.

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June 4, 2021

More safeguards in revamped EU data transfer tools, EU justice chief says

The European Commission will on Friday adopt revamped data transfer tools with more legal and privacy safeguards to allow companies to transfer Europeans’ data securely around the world.

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June 2, 2021

Europe demands answers after US-Danish spying claims

France, Germany and other European countries demanded answers Monday following reports the US spied on its allies using Danish underwater cables, as questions mounted over whether Denmark knew about the operation.