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  "id": 8072703,
  "title": "UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uk-silence-over-demand-for-apple-data-access-is-farcical-lawyer-says-8072703",
  "topic": "tech",
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  "published": "2026-09-17T17:51:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
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  "summary": "The British government's refusal to confirm whether it has issued an order to bypass encryption to access customer data held by Apple has become farcical, a lawyer for civil rights groups told a London tribunal on Thursday.",
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        "title": "UK silence over demand for Apple data access is farcical, lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uk-silence-over-demand-for-apple-data-access-is-farcical-lawyer-says-8055385",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:13:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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