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Apple 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.com)

submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 years ago (17 children)

Don't you know anything, Brits? Apple only strips security features for the Chinese government, you fools!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Haha yeah too right. UK government isn't authoritarian enough for apple to listen to

[–] tdawg 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

it has more to do with where their factories are located. Hard to negotiate with the people who control the very land and people you utilize to build your hardware

Not saying that justifies it, just think we should be accurate with our outrage

[–] rbits 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it's more that they know they don't have any negotiating power in China. China doesn't care if they have iMessage, but the UK and the british people do.