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US judge ponders blocking WeChat executive order during hearing

By Mike Swift
  • 17 Sep 2020 17:45
  • 17 Sep 2020 17:45
A federal judge who first said she was prepared to block President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting some WeChat “transactions” in the US appeared to rethink that decision during a hearing in San Francisco, pondering whether to allow the order to take effect Sunday before considering an injunction.
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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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