The government is suggesting that it might ban some Apple security updates. Under the latest plans, tech companies would need to notify the British government before rolling out a security fix but might be refused permission if it blocks a vulnerability that’s being exploited by security services.

  • @[email protected]
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    241 year ago

    This sounds like a clandestine way to force cooperation of backdoors, otherwise asking for permission to patch your own software is bonkers …

    • @Polydextrous
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      281 year ago

      It’s not even clandestine. They’re openly admitting they’re using the vulnerabilities as a way to spy.

      • @[email protected]
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        1 year ago

        Agreed, I meant rather than asking for a back door or making it law, they could make it really difficult for the software vendor that the vendor actually volunteers a back door so they can be freed of the burden of asking permission for a patch and explaining what that patch does and what files it modifies etc…