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Google denies getting UK government access order for private users’ data

By Patricia Figueiredo ( July 30, 2025, 13:40 GMT | Insight) -- Google has denied receiving a secret surveillance request from the UK government that would mean weakening encryption and potentially opening the door to users’ personal data. Political scrutiny of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act has increased after a letter by US lawmaker Ron Wyden urging action against UK demands for data from US tech firms. Apple is challenging the secrecy of a similar request it reportedly received earlier this year.Google has denied receiving a confidential surveillance request from the UK government that would mean weakening encryption and potentially opening the door to users’ personal data....

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