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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
UK government may have ‘good news' for Apple in the case that Donald Trump said, "something you hear about with China"
The UK government is preparing to retreat from its controversial order forcing Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted user data, following intense pressure from the Trump administration that threatens vital technology partnerships between the two nations. Senior British officials told the Financial Times that the Home Office will likely abandon its January demand for Apple to break end-to-end encryption on iCloud storage , with US Vice President JD Vance leading opposition to the UK's stance. "The Home Office is basically going to have to back down," one technology department official said, noting Vance's strong objections to the encryption order. The standoff has created significant diplomatic friction, with multiple US officials including President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard all raising concerns about the UK's approach. Trump previously compared the British demand to "something you hear about with China" and reportedly told Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly: "You can't do this." UK-US tech partnerships at risk over privacy battle by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Could Be the Best Time to Trade Gold in 5 Years IC Markets Learn More Undo The encryption dispute threatens to derail broader technology cooperation between the allies, particularly around artificial intelligence and data sharing agreements central to Starmer's digital trade strategy. "One of the challenges for the tech partnerships we're working on is the encryption issue," a senior UK official explained. "It's a big red line in the US — they don't want us messing with their tech companies." US officials have warned that the UK order could violate Americans' privacy rights and potentially breach existing data agreements between the countries, with Gabbard calling it an "egregious violation." Apple withdraws secure storage service from UK market In response to the secret government order issued under the Investigatory Powers Act , Apple withdrew its most secure cloud storage service, Advanced Data Protection , from the UK market in February. The tech giant is now challenging the Home Office demand at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, with WhatsApp joining the legal battle in a rare collaboration between Silicon Valley rivals. British officials acknowledge the Home Office has handled the encryption issue "very badly" and now has "its back against the wall" as it seeks an exit strategy from the high-profile privacy confrontation. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump admin live updates: Trump, Vance to have lunch Monday
President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to host Vice President JD Vance for lunch at the White House. The president also continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Latest DevelopmentsJul 21, 6:58 AMTrump, Vance to have lunch Monday President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to have lunch with Vice President JD Vance, according to the White House. The president does not have other events on his public schedule.-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa Click here to read the rest of the blog.
The Herald Scotland
5 hours ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
JD Vance 'to visit Scotland' as VP follows Donald Trump
A major policing operation will be in place, with police witnesses not to be called for summary trials and help requested from the Northern Irish police service. According to The Telegraph, vice-President Vance will also visit Scotland this summer. Read More: He is expected to fly to London in mid-August before spending time in the Costwolds and heading north of the border. Mr Vance has claimed Scottish heritage, saying in his memoir that he is "a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart". It's believed the claim goes back to Reverend John Vance who emigrated from Barnbarroch, Dumfries and Galloway, to Ulster in 1611. However, doubt has been cast on this by David Vance, president of the Vance Family Association. He said: "We know they (Vance's family) were from Ireland before the US, but there's no evidence they were from Scotland earlier. "The short version is that although it is possible that JD Vance's surname origins are also originally from Scotland, we do not believe he descends directly from the John Vance who is popularly assumed by many genealogists to be the sole progenitor of all Irish Vances.' President Trump has more direct Scottish ancestry, with his mother, Mary Trump (née MacLeod) emigrating to New York from Stornoway. A Whitehall source told The Telegraph: "The ties run deep. 'Whatever any policy differences, the history, heritage and appeal of the United Kingdom are a huge draw to the current administration… unlike with their predecessors."
The Independent
6 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Protesters warn JD Vance ‘resistance will be waiting' as he prepares for Cotswolds family holiday
US vice president JD Vance will find he is 'every bit as unwelcome' in the UK as Donald Trump, protests have warned, as they announced plans to demonstrate against his visit. Vance is expected to visit the Cotswolds in South West England next month with his wife and three young children. The visit will come shortly after Donald Trump completes a five-day tour of some of his golf courses in Scotland. Trump is due to arrive on Friday, after which he will meet with Sir Keir Starmer in Aberdeen. He will then visit Trump Turnberry golf club on the west coast of Scotland before opening a new course on his Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast. The Stop Trump Coalition, made up of a group of trade unions, pro-Palestine protesters and anti-Trump demonstrators, had already announced it would be marching against the presidential visit. They have since added that Vance will also find 'resistance waiting' when he arrives in England a week later. A Stop Trump Coalition spokesperson said: 'We are meeting Trump with protests in Aberdeen and Edinburgh this month, and then in London and Windsor in September. 'JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump. 'We remember how Vance cut short his ski trip in Vermont because he was so enraged by the sight of a few protesters. 'We are sure that, even in the Cotswolds, he will find the resistance waiting.' It will not be the first time protests have disrupted the vice president's holiday. Back in March, a few days after Vance was filmed feuding with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, hundreds of protesters confronted the vice president in Waitsfield, Vermont holding pro-Ukraine signs. Demonstrators called Vance a 'national disgrace' and urged him and his family to 'go ski in Russia'. The family were reportedly forced to move to an undisclosed location as a result.
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First Post
7 hours ago
- Politics
- First Post
Did JD Vance secretly meet Rupert Murdoch before WSJ bombshell on Trump's letter to Epstein?
US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha on Tuesday flew to Montana to reportedly meet Rupert Murdoch, the owner of the Wall Street Journal. The development came a day before the outlet published its sensational piece about Donald Trump and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has since sued the Journal and Murdoch for $10 billion. What do we know about the meeting? read more US Vice President JD Vance with his wife Usha Vance. AP Did JD Vance secretly meet Rupert Murdoch before the Wall Street Journal dropped its bombshell story? That's the scuttlebutt inside Washington DC. The Journal last week published a salacious story about Trump and Epstein, alleging that a 2003 album created for the disgraced, late sex offender by Ghislaine Maxwell featured the US president's name and a drawing by him. The development came as Trump faced mounting outrage from his Make America Great Again (Maga) base over Epstein, who his administration maintained had no 'client list'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Epstein died in jail during the first Trump administration. While authorities have said he committed suicide, many claim he was murdered. Trump has claimed that the note, which spoke of 'wonderful secrets' is fake. Trump is alleged to have had long-standing ties to Epstein. In 2002, he in a high-profile piece covering Epstein referred to him as a 'terrific guy' who he had 'known for years.'. But what do we know about this meeting between Vance and Murdoch? What was on the agenda? Does Trump need to watch his back? What we know Vance and his wife Usha flew to Montana on Tuesday, a day before the Journal published its sensational piece about his boss. Vance and Usha made the trip on Air Force Two – the Vice-President's official plane. Their plane touched down in Butte near the Murdoch family ranch in Montana. Butte is around 110 kilometres from the ranch. Murdoch bought the ranch from the Koch brothers, another famous billionaire family, in 2021. He is said to have paid around $280 million for the property. It is spread across two valleys and a mountain range and has around 12,000 cattle. It is near Yellowstone National Park along the Montana-Idaho border. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Vance met Murdoch, who stepped down from the post of CEO of Fox News and News Corp in 2023, as well as his son and successor Lachlan. A number of Fox executives were also present at the meeting. The meeting is said to have been brief. What was said in the meeting remains top secret. Rupert Murdoch and his son and successor Lachlan Murdoch. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the vice president's aircraft was only on the ground for just a few hours. Vance and Usha are thought to have taken a short hike during their trip to Montana. They were accompanied by Montana State Auditor James Brown, who reportedly helped plan the visit. Brown said he met the vice president when Vance landed at the airport and then helped escort Vance's entourage on an hourlong drive by driving second lady Usha Vance's staff. Does Trump need to watch his back? It all depends. Is Vance angling to get the top job himself? Did the Murdochs let Vance know what was coming and prepare him for any potential fallout? STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD While some might consider this far-fetched, they may do well to remember that Trump was not keen on picking Vance as his vice-president. He was thought to favour North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum for the position. However, billionaire Peter Thiel and other big Trump backers are thought to have pushed for Vance – with whom he has had a long relationship – to get the position. Some even speculated that many Trump backers were trying to position Vance as the successor to Trump. However, it must be noted that Vance has thus far remained loyal to Trump. He earlier at least somewhat reconciled Musk and Trump. The prior relationship between Murdoch and Trump is also instructive. Unlike Musk, Murdoch is also a lifelong conservative. In fact, Murdoch even attended Trump's inauguration earlier this year. He even visited him in the Oval Office. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD So is his son Lachlan, who is said to be even more strident about politics than his father. They have both been long-time backers of the Republican Party and conservative causes. It must also be pointed out that Vance is also the chief of the Republican National Committee's finance chair. He is basically the man who is spearheading fundraising for his party's midterms in 2026. So Vance could have simply been soliciting money from the Murdochs – who could theoretically donate unlimited amounts to his party thanks to the US Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling – or getting their ideological ducks in a row. The Trump lawsuit Trump's lawsuit filed in Miami federal court names Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp and its Chief Executive Robert Thomson, and two Wall Street Journal reporters as defendants, saying they defamed Trump and caused him to suffer 'overwhelming' financial and reputational harm. Dow Jones, the parent of the newspaper, is a division of News Corp. 'We have just filed a POWERHOUSE Lawsuit against everyone involved in publishing the false, malicious, defamatory, FAKE NEWS 'article' in the useless 'rag' that is, The Wall Street Journal,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Donald Trump has announced a $10 billion dollar lawsuit against the Murdochs and the Wall Street Journal. 'I hope Rupert and his 'friends' are looking forward to the many hours of depositions and testimonies they will have to provide in this case,' Trump added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD A spokesperson for Dow Jones said in a statement: 'We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit.' The lawsuit called Trump's alleged birthday greeting "fake," and said the Journal published its article to harm Trump's reputation. 'Tellingly, the Article does not explain whether Defendants have obtained a copy of the letter, have seen it, have had it described to them, or any other circumstances that would otherwise lend credibility to the Article,' the lawsuit said. To prevail on his defamation claims, Trump must show the defendants acted with 'actual malice,' meaning they knew the article was false or acted with reckless disregard for its truth. A $10 billion award would far exceed the largest defamation judgments and settlements in recent history. These include a $1.5 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and Fox News' settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million. 'Ten billion dollars is a ridiculously high number,' said Jesse Gessin, a lawyer with experience in defamation and First Amendment litigation. 'It would be the largest defamation verdict in US history.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Trump has taken aim at the WSJ in recent weeks calling it a 'rotten newspaper', a 'rag' and claiming that it has 'gone to hell'. The Journal, unlike Fox News, has been extremely critical of Trump's second administration particularly on tariffs. With inputs from agencies
