New, by me: Google refused to say if it received a secret UK court order, like Apple did, demanding the company build a backdoor for accessing encrypted user data.
Meta said it hasn't received one. Apple said it's barred from disclosing if it had one (it has!).
Google tried to dodge the question, and refused to explicitly state if it had not received a UK backdoor demand.
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Google won't say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data | TechCrunch
Google said it has "never built a backdoor" for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
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News: Laibach joins forces with fellow Balkan rock group Bijelo Dugme for latest single examining themes of militarism and masculinity
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News: Laibach joins forces with fellow Balkan rock group Bijelo Dugme for latest single examining themes of militarism and masculinity - ReGen Magazine
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N.J. man charged with murder in beating of a Jersey City resident
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CNN reporter schools Trump nemesis who ‘lied’
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Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data
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Google won't say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data | TechCrunch
Google said it has "never built a backdoor" for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
Stellantis CEO targets US turnaround as carmaker faces $1.7 billion hit from tariffs this year
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What the Diddy Jury Got Wrong, According to a Trafficking Prevention Advocate
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What the Diddy Jury Got Wrong, According to a Trafficking Prevention Advocate
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Tyler, the Creator Says ASAP Rocky Team-Up Was Going Be Called ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’
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OpenAI launches study mode in ChatGPT, designed to encourage students to engage with learning material, available to logged-in Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users (Reece Rogers/Wired)
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OpenAI launches study mode in ChatGPT, designed to encourage students to engage with learning material, available to logged-in Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users
By Reece Rogers / Wired. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
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Everton transfers: Adam Aznou, 19, joins from Bayern Munich - ESPN
Everton have signed teenage left-back Adam Aznou from Bayern Munich, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.ESPN
I think the bird has to be running this operating system for that to work though...
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Storing binary data in birdsong is cool and all, but I can’t help but think it would be more efficient if it was encoded in tern-ary
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Google won't say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data
Basically two choices:
1) Of course we didn't!
2) We won't say.
It's sort of like, "Have you two been to bed together?"
1) Of course not.
2) We won't say.
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Google won't say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data | TechCrunch
Google said it has "never built a backdoor" for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
Lucinda Williams Brings Nashville to the East Village with New NYC Honky-Tonk Venue
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Lucinda Williams Brings Nashville to NYC With New Honky-Tonk Venue
Lucinda Williams is opening a honky-tonk venue in New York City's East Village called Lucinda's.Andrew Flanagan (Variety)
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Alberta government, provincial employee union agree to renewed mediation
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As the fifth most popular website on the Internet, keeping Wikipedia running smoothly is no small feat. The free encyclopedia hosts more than 65 millionAlex Woodie (Datanami)
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