Apple suggests iMessage and FaceTime could be withdrawn in UK over law change
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US tech firm says giving government oversight of security changes could endanger encrypted products

Apple has said planned changes to British surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy by forcing it to withdraw security features, which could ultimately lead to the closure of services such as FaceTime and iMessage in the UK.

  • @j891319English
    43•1 year ago

    The UK cannot believe every tech company will allow the govt to pre-approve updates instead of just pulling out.

    • @lerajeOPEnglish
      71•1 year ago

      I think you underestimate the deep stupidity and tech-ignorance of our politicians, coupled with their burning desire to know everything that we do. This is a set of people who think hidden == illegal.

      • Hyperreality
        22•1 year ago

        Unfortunately both big parties tend towards authoritarianism too. The ‘nanny state’ is popular with voters.

      • SokathHisEyesOpenEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        This is a set of people who think hidden == illegal.

        This is a fundamental shift in mentality that has occurred over the last 30 years and it’s startling how many average people have bought in. There doesn’t need to be a reason for something to be legal, rather there needs to be a compelling reason for it not to be. People have stopped viewing freedom as fundamental right, but rather as something granted to them by the government on a case by case basis.

    • Th4tGuyII
      15•1 year ago

      No normal person would think every tech company would, but our politicians are bloody idiots if we go by their history

      • @[email protected]English
        2•1 year ago

        Why do they not see that encryption can happen in any form of communication even if they do get their backdoors? Are they going to make all encryption illegal?

        • @lerajeOPEnglish
          12•1 year ago

          I’m pretty sure that’s the end-game, yes. At least as far as communication based tools go, which would include chat apps, VPN’s, cloud storage etc etc. The ruling classes in the UK are very nanny-state and genuinely believe that a persons right to privacy comes a distant second to being able to rule over us and control us more effectively.

          The issue for non-UK countries is that when world governments see that its possible to pass these sort of laws, they’ll be keen to do the same. And most people are not tech-savvy, they’ll have no real idea why it’s important or invasive. It’s difficult enough to get people to switch to Signal. Imagine trying to explain why breaking encryption is a bad thing for them.