Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Re:Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government secu... by maeil on Friday February 21, 2025 @09:25PM (#43135494)

Apple absolutely does not follow the laws of every country it operates in, else TikTok wouldn't be back on the App Store.

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Re:Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government secu... by scarface_74 on Friday February 21, 2025 @11:59PM (#43136248)

If only I had thought about that, I might have mentioned it.

Oh wait

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43128684

> Now going back on Twitter to get in the good graces of President Musk and bringing TikTok back to the AppStore even though it is clearly against the law is different.

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Re:Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government secu... by maeil on Saturday February 22, 2025 @04:01AM (#43137402)

Then why subsequently say that they follow the laws of every country they operate in? They don't, so whether the FBI makes the laws is not relevant.

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Re:Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government secu... by scarface_74 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @12:13PM (#43140849)

The UK made the law years ago and someone in authority said they were going to start enforcing it.

In the case of TikTok, the law was passed a year ago and the executive branch said they wouldn’t enforce it.

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