Pretty sure I read this would only apply to US based users

Yes so far. Once the mechanism is in place it will be rolled out. I'm in the UK and we have a fairly nasty set of state legislation on censorship already and an increasingly authoritarian government so this is a big worry.

Absolutely agree, this will no doubt reach Apple devices worldwide, just a matter of time.

But there is still time for Apple to halt these changes.

Apple will try again with something that's wrapped up to be more palatable to consumers. A change of heart in the next 90 days does not mean that Apple is a good actor.

Well it’s now common knowledge that they can and will do this. So oppressive governments will almost certainly mandate that its required to do business in those countries. Thus it’s a no win game for the end user. Unless you choose not to play.

I mean eBay isn’t exactly free of bad behavior…

I think they're just selling their iDevices on there

Yes that. I'd rather take them back to the Apple store and have a large fire out the front while holding up a doom saying sign about their laughable privacy stance, but that'd detract from the point.

Oh I misunderstood

Guess I'll just keep my spyPhone then. /s