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   Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 02:08:57 JST Open Rights Group

   • James Baker

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   APPLE WITHDRAW ENCRYPTION TECH FROM UK

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   @JamesBaker says for ORG:

   “The Home Office’s actions have deprived millions of Britons from accessing a security feature. As a result U.K. citizens will be at higher risk of their personal data and family photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.”

   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo

   #encryption #apple #e2ee #ukpolitics #ukpol #privacy #security

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     Jim Killock (jim@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 06:58:37 JST Jim Killock

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     • Gareth Kitchen
     • James Baker

     @gruff @JamesBaker @openrightsgroup This is definitely a stand from Apple. It is making the problem public: plus, to abide by the order, they would actually have to switch it off globally, which they are not doing.

     Switching it off in the UK is in effect a #warrantcanary revealing they have been subject to a UK order requiring a backdoor they are refusing to comply with.

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     Gareth Kitchen (gruff@stroud.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 06:58:38 JST Gareth Kitchen

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     • James Baker
     @openrightsgroup
     You would have thought that a $3tn. company could (and would) make a stand against the UK Govt. to protect its customers. But, I guess not.
     
     @JamesBaker
     Rich Felker repeated this.