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Comment by GeekyBear

1 day ago

Nope.

After Apple's announcement that they would remove encryption from UK users rather than weaken it, the bad press and public pressure forced the UK government to back down.

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clutter55561  1 day ago

Not exactly. Apple kept it for existing users but stopped offering it to new users. So new users are vulnerable.

  • GeekyBear  1 day ago

    Nope.

    > UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj2m3rrk74o

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