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Re:Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Ba... by mtillman on Friday February 07, 2025 @02:51PM (#42976728)
A backdoor for one is an opportunity for many. Given the UK is completely incapable of outspending most of the world on compute, this effectively hands their enemies that data they’re looking for.
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Re:Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Ba... by pentel-0_5 on Saturday February 08, 2025 @05:55AM (#42982077)
Yep. It's the creation of an artificial Hobson's choice: "do this, or I'm breaking up with you."
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