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Secret U.K. spy order imperils press freedom

2025-02-14 08:26:22+00:00

And it’s not just U.K. journalists who need to be concerned. As others have pointed out, once the U.K. claims this power, it will be a hop, skip, and a jump to other countries — including authoritarian ones or ones on their way there — demanding similar powers. It’s not hard to imagine what Russia, China, or the Trump administration would do with a built-in back door that allows them to spy on the encrypted iCloud backups of journalists, dissidents, and government critics.
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