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Judge Lifts FBI Gag Order on Apple After Company Challenged Secrecy Around Surveillance of Republican Aide

A federal court sided with Apple after the company challenged an FBI order that barred it from disclosing surveillance of a Republican congressional aide.

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Apple successfully challenged an FBI order that prevented the company from disclosing it had been ordered to assist in surveillance of a Republican congressional aide. The company took the matter to court after receiving the directive accompanied by a nondisclosure requirement. A federal judge ruled in Apple’s favor, lifting the gag order.

@Forbes reported the sequence of events, noting that the photo accompanying the article is credited to NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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