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.”

Washington post - Apple yanks encrypted storage in U.K. instead of allowing backdoor access

I guess removing access for the uk is better than backdooring it in silence. But still, not great.

Also, it is interesting comparing compliance on this with complying with the EU on sideloading apps.

Original title: ‘Apple caved and pulled end-to-end encrypted backups in the uk’ - record of bad take title

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    In the West, we’re told our system is superior even if it fails to deliver any tangible progress, because we have free speech and privacy. Yet, while people in China flourish as our standard of living continues to decline, turns out the whole free speech argument was hollow all along. Irony, anyone?

    • phar@lemmy.ml
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      17 hours ago

      You’re mixing correlation and causation. It’s not irony, it’s fallacious thinking. Both may be poor approaches. You’re also only comparing two countries out of all of them. This is just a ridiculous comment.

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      18 hours ago

      Yah I don’t know which is better but I do know China can pick a direction and achieve it. Where the west recently is a floundering fish.

    • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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      16 hours ago

      I guarantee the politicians who desperately wanted an end to e2e definitely learned from the communists of the east.

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          14 hours ago

          Well, the type of policies like that typically come from one of 2 types of people: communists and fascists.

          As much as I hate capitalism, I hate communism even more.

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          Forgot and didn’t notice this was one of the .ml communities. Not gonna continue the conversation because I have the strongest feeling neither of us will argue in good faith.