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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging the U.K.’s surveillance court to hold an open hearing into Apple’s challenge of an alleged secret U.K. government legal demand. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and four other lawmakers expressed concerns about the order, which reportedly bars Apple from engaging in constitutionally protected speech. The U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal is set to hear a private petition related to Apple, but details remain undisclosed. Google has also indicated it would be prohibited from disclosing if it received a similar demand. Civil rights groups are challenging the U.K. government’s order, calling for public hearings and transparency.

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