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Apple Suggest They Will Withdraw iMessage and FaceTime In UK If Law Changes Go Ahead
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2023
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The UK cannot believe every tech company will allow the govt to pre-approve updates instead of just pulling out.
I think you underestimate the deep stupidity and tech-ignorance of our politicians, coupled with their burning desire to know everything that we do. This is a set of people who think hidden == illegal.
Unfortunately both big parties tend towards authoritarianism too. The 'nanny state' is popular with voters.
This is a fundamental shift in mentality that has occurred over the last 30 years and it's startling how many average people have bought in. There doesn't need to be a reason for something to be legal, rather there needs to be a compelling reason for it not to be. People have stopped viewing freedom as fundamental right, but rather as something granted to them by the government on a case by case basis.
No normal person would think every tech company would, but our politicians are bloody idiots if we go by their history
Why do they not see that encryption can happen in any form of communication even if they do get their backdoors? Are they going to make all encryption illegal?
I'm pretty sure that's the end-game, yes. At least as far as communication based tools go, which would include chat apps, VPN's, cloud storage etc etc. The ruling classes in the UK are very nanny-state and genuinely believe that a persons right to privacy comes a distant second to being able to rule over us and control us more effectively.
The issue for non-UK countries is that when world governments see that its possible to pass these sort of laws, they'll be keen to do the same. And most people are not tech-savvy, they'll have no real idea why it's important or invasive. It's difficult enough to get people to switch to Signal. Imagine trying to explain why breaking encryption is a bad thing for them.