LerajeJul 23, 2023

Apple Suggest They Will Withdraw iMessage and FaceTime In UK If Law Changes Go Ahead

https://lemmy.world/post/2029005

Apple Suggest They Will Withdraw iMessage and FaceTime In UK If Law Changes Go Ahead - Lemmy.world

Apple has said planned changes to British surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy by forcing it to withdraw security features, which could ultimately lead to the closure of services such as FaceTime and iMessage in the UK.

Show threadmakingStuffForFunJul 23, 2023
Good. Let’s all move to signal
Show threadLerajeJul 23, 2023
Signal have already said they will withdraw completely from the UK, as have WhatsApp, Session and a few others.
Show threadcitytreeJul 23, 2023
If Signal is packaged for F-Droid, how is the British government going to stop people in the UK from using Signal?
Show threadLerajeJul 23, 2023
Knowing this gvmt, they’ll try and prevent access at the ISP level. They’ve already started making noises about tackling ‘the menace of VPN’s’.
Show threadPossibly linux
I never would’ve thought that the US would be the place for better privacy
Jul 25, 2023 at 2:05amWeb