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Two lawsuits could provide further insight into DOGE
muskwatch.com/i/159032671/two-

"US District Judge Tanya #Chutkan ordered #Musk and his #DOGE collaborators to provide records and testimony about its plans...seeks to establish the “parameters of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”

...US District Judge Christopher Cooper requiring DOGE to expeditiously process Freedom of Information Act requests"

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US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce cost-cutting records
archive.is/lykiV#selection-109

"The states argued that #Musk violated the #Constitution by wielding power that only officials confirmed by the #US Senate can exercise under the #AppointmentsClause, & sought materials from him through a process known as discovery...

"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim," [Chutkan] wrote. "The court is not convinced""

Social media giants’ lose bid to have lawsuit from Ontario school boards dropped
An Ontario court has struck down social media giants' motion to dismiss a case brought forward by several school boards that alleges their platforms disrupt student learning.
#lawsuit #socialmedia #education #technology #Ontario #Canada
globalnews.ca/news/11076018/on

Ah, the UK Government, showing impeccable timing as always, decides to flip-flop on Apple encryption advice just when they’re being sued for wanting a sneaky #backdoor. 😅 Maybe they're hoping nobody notices this "coincidence" while they try to do the legal cha-cha with Apple. 🎩🔧
alecmuffett.com/article/112522 #UKGovernment #AppleEncryption #Lawsuit #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns #HackerNews #ngated

image text: This is some really embarrassing timing on the Home Office's (HO's) part: a few weeks ago when news first broke of the HO's demand for a backdoor in Apple ADP, I pointed out to MP David Davis that the HO actually extolled use of ADP by at-risk groups:



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Dropsafe · NCSC, GCHQ, UK Gov’t expunge advice to “use Apple encryption” for Barristers, Solicitors (etc…) — co-incidental with Apple lawsuit against HMG’s demanding a backdoor in the same (HT @DavidDavisMP @PrivacyMatters @zsk)
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