Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months 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-square352fedilinkarrow-up11.87Karrow-down132cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.social
arrow-up11.84Karrow-down1external-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@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square352fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.social
minus-squareRinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoEvery company. Everything. Including Signal.
minus-squaretmjaea@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·11 months agoCan you elaborate on signal? They have a open source codebase without any back door?!
minus-squareRinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months 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-squarehiire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoDidn’t they say they’d leave the UK if the new proposals are accepted?
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.