Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide
by sneak on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:34AM
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> Following this there would be huge US government pressure for Apple to (at minimum) cease collaborating with China to surveil its people, or else to offer the same capability to the US government.
Congress knows this would only kneecap one of their largest companies (with no fallback option at present). There is no iPhone without China.
Apple can and does already provide surveillance of this type domestically to FBI/DHS/et al. Approximately all iMessages are readable by Apple and extension by the USG in real-time, with or without a warrant.
Congress knows this would only kneecap one of their largest companies (with no fallback option at present). There is no iPhone without China.
Apple can and does already provide surveillance of this type domestically to FBI/DHS/et al. Approximately all iMessages are readable by Apple and extension by the USG in real-time, with or without a warrant.