Flying Squid to [email protected]English • 2 years agoApple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square355fedilinkarrow-up11.86Kcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.83Kexternal-linkApple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.www.bbc.comFlying Squid to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square355fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoWhat about other tech companies like Microsoft or Google? Do they comply?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoEvery company. Everything. Including Signal.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoCan you elaborate on signal? They have a open source codebase without any back door?!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoYes you’re correct. Signal would have to be forced to make a back door for the UK gov under this proposal. This is why they, with several others, are threatening to stop providing services in the UK should this pass.
minus-squarehiirelinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoDidn’t they say they’d leave the UK if the new proposals are accepted?
What about other tech companies like Microsoft or Google? Do they comply?
Every company. Everything. Including Signal.
Can you elaborate on signal? They have a open source codebase without any back door?!
Yes you’re correct. Signal would have to be forced to make a back door for the UK gov under this proposal. This is why they, with several others, are threatening to stop providing services in the UK should this pass.
Didn’t they say they’d leave the UK if the new proposals are accepted?
Yes they did.