BBC News - Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
“In a statement Apple said it was “gravely disappointed” that the security feature would no longer be available to British customers.”
BBC News - Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
“In a statement Apple said it was “gravely disappointed” that the security feature would no longer be available to British customers.”
I think it’s the right move by Apple.
I don’t think it’s the right move by my Government to be ordering this.
Like most governments, the UK’s has a poor record on understanding technical standards (They’re still trying to implement age-restriction on porn sites, something that’s been ongoing for a decade) Backdoor or lack of encryption - both make data security impossible and make the lives of criminals a whole lot easier. We simply cannot have safe data this way.