The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us Update February 21st: Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK, calling itself “gravely disappointed” with the move. Originally published February 13th. The encryption wars have reached a fever pitch, and the most contentious battle is not happening in the United States, where much of the action has been in the past

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Trump Administration Unfreezes Funding for Some EPA Programs The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs.

Bannon’s Salute at CPAC, Echoing Musk, Prompts a French Protest Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s far-right National Rally, canceled his planned speech at the conference, saying the gesture referred to “Nazi ideology.”

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I.R.S. Bars Musk Ally From Seeing Personal Information A document setting the terms of work at the I.R.S. by Gavin Kliger, a software engineer on Elon Musk’s team, only allows him to see anonymized taxpayer information.

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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S. Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to President Trump’s economic grievances. But they are also best placed to make deals to minimize their exposure.

Judge in Eric Adams Case Names Lawyer to Argue Against Dropping of Charges Judge Dale E. Ho said that with New York’s mayor and federal prosecutors agreeing to end the case, he needed to hear independent arguments.

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?

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