This week, we are joined by Adam Marré, Arctic Wolf CISO, who is talking about banning TikTok and increasing regulations for social media companies. Ben has an update on the fate of Apple’s end-to-end encryption in the UK, as well as the story of a lawsuit against DOGE for getting unauthorized access to personal data. Dave looks at a call from congress members for input on privacy legislation.

While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney. 

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Links to the stories:

• Judge: US gov’t violated privacy law by disclosing personal data to DOGE
• Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
• Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on data privacy law

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