Apple suggests iMessage and FaceTime could be withdrawn in UK over law change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.

  • Leraje
    OPEnglish
    67•11 months ago

    Signal have already said they will withdraw completely from the UK, as have WhatsApp, Session and a few others.

    • @citytree@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8•11 months ago

      If and when Signal is packaged for F-Droid, how is the British government going to stop people in the UK from using Signal?

      • Leraje
        OPEnglish
        22•11 months ago

        Knowing this gvmt, they’ll try and prevent access at the ISP level. They’ve already started making noises about tackling ‘the menace of VPN’s’.

        • Possibly linuxEnglish
          1•11 months ago

          I never would’ve thought that the US would be the place for better privacy