Jim Killock@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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