Apple fought the law and — contrary to the song lyrics — it won. Years later, Apple decided it would get ahead of the law enforcement curve by attempting to engage in client-side scanni…

Apple Says It Will Exit The UK Market If Government Passes Update To Investigatory Powers Act::Apple fought the law and – contrary to the song lyrics – it won. Years later, Apple decided it would get ahead of the law enforcement curve by attempting to engage in client-side scanning of iPhone users’ content. That worked out less well for Apple, which (at least momentarily) decided making governments happy was more…

  • @TenderfootGungiEnglish
    25•1 year ago

    They will likely remove FaceTime and iMessage, not exit the market entirely. But on a worldwide scale the UK is a small market. China and EU are far more important to Apple.