Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK
by dumbledoren on Friday February 21, 2025 @10:15PM
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> tell people in the UK
This doesn't affect only people in the UK. It allows access to all Apple users' data globally:
> No Heathrow connection necessary. “The law has extraterritorial powers, meaning UK law enforcement would have been able to access the encrypted iCloud data of Apple customers anywhere in the world, including in the US” [1].
This doesn't affect only people in the UK. It allows access to all Apple users' data globally:
> No Heathrow connection necessary. “The law has extraterritorial powers, meaning UK law enforcement would have been able to access the encrypted iCloud data of Apple customers anywhere in the world, including in the US” [1].
> https://www.ft.com/content/bc20274f-f352-457c-8f86-32c6d4df8...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43132160
So they can spy on you regardless of where you live even in violation of your own country's privacy laws.