Apple suggests withdrawing FaceTime and iMessages over controversial UK law

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Apple threatens to pull iMessage and FaceTime in the UK over law change

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-threatens-pull-imessage-facetime-122609872.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEjVA5pKueNvcxcL__T2svAjJfh08YJELa3r1eLxKaH25Hq5B9lA_u5WSBP8euE_DxppFBMaPudYnq2xjWjKuAGWwTflU2CgHkOqlunic_UYvkyrNdDevnrLoXJ1LbewLCfN4BVM7C-HQFGEIJnvGXjbbX5MexgJw8A7VQC4NBMR

Legislation that would give the Home Office the power to intercept encrypted messages and disable security features without telling the public is strongly opposed by the iPhone maker

Apple threatens to pull iMessage and FaceTime in the UK over law change

‘The proposals would “make the Home Office the de facto global arbiter of what level of data security and encryption are permissible”, Apple wrote.’

Just imagine the incompetent, idiotic UK home office having that sort of power. Just another display of tory stupidity and ignorance.