TikTok’s last dance?

This week, we are joined by Adam Marré, Arctic Wolf CISO, who is talking about banning TikTok and increasing regulations for social media companies. Ben has an update on the fate of Apple’s end-to-end encryption in the UK, as well as the story of a lawsuit against DOGE for getting unauthorized access to personal data. Dave looks at a call from congress members for input on privacy legislation. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney.  Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing! Links to the stories: Judge: US gov’t violated privacy law by disclosing personal data to DOGE Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on data privacy law Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. This week’s Caveat Briefing covers the story of Apple removing its Advanced Data Protection feature in Britain after the government secretly demanded a backdoor for law enforcement access, following amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act. The move reverses Apple's encryption expansion and reignites the debate over user privacy versus government surveillance, echoing past clashes with authorities over data access. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories. Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to [email protected]. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices