A legal battle brewing between Apple and the U.K. government

03/14/25 • 8 min

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From the BBC World Service: Apple is appealing against a U.K. government demand to access its encrypted customer data, the outcome of which could shape the future of data protection. Then, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on alcohol from EU countries. And we’ll hear from the co-founder of Roblox, one of the world’s biggest gaming platforms with ambitions to become the future of communication.

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