Connor Jones reports: Details of Apple’s appeal against the UK’s so-called “backdoor order” will now play out in public after the Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds. The confirmation comes after the Investigatory Powers Tribunal held a closed-door hearing on March 14, which was presumed to be…
Canada warns travelers of US border agents’ authority to search electronic devices
In response to the U.S.’s hostile pronouncements about Canada becoming the 51st state and in response to tariffs and the way the U.S. is treating its long-time friend and ally Canada so horribly, a lot of Canadians are reportedly opting not to buy American, not to vacation in America, and to sell their second homes…
The DOJ’s Final Rule on Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons
Jeffrey Neuburger, Meredith Lipson, and Jiyoon Kim of Proskauer write: On December 27, 2024, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) issued its final rule (the “Rule”) carrying out Executive Order 14117 “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” The Rule is designed to prevent access to certain categories of…
Trump ordered to pay legal bill of UK firm he sued over Russia dossier
The Associated Press reports that a British judge has ordered President Trump to pay more than 625,000 pounds ($820,000) in legal costs to Orbis Business Intelligence, the company he unsuccessfully sued over a dossier alleging he took part in sex acts in Russia. Orbis was founded by Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer who…