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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
URL: https://x.com/tomhfh
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Deputy Political Editor & Presenter @GBNews Journalist, commentator,Tom Harwood: 👆"This is on tens of millions of British phones. Hard to overstate the impact of people learning their personal data is becoming vulnerable - thanks to the government - on the very device that holds their personal data. BREAK: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK. Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. This is a move that Apple has never made before in any market. Comparison to other countries' stance? Impact on UK users' privacy? 10:05 AM · Feb 21, 2025 No UK customer data stored on iCloud will be encrypted, making it all accessible by Apple, the Government, and - frankly - the most horrific hackers you can possibly imagine. Imagine the blackmail, extortion, and identity theft the government is now bringing on its own citizens. The above tweet should read “end to end encrypted” rather than “encrypted”. Explainer: Dei Vilkinsons@vilkinsons · 7h Replying to @tomhfh Data will still be “encrypted”, but not “end-to-end”… and Apple will hold a decryption key. This has the effect you describe, which is to make private data visible to Apple, to governments (all of them!), and any hackers/insiders who should ever compromise Apple in the future. Your photos, bank details, or other personal information are either end to end encrypted or they’re not. This is a mathematical binary. If the government forces a ‘back door’, then suddenly your information is accessible. There is no third way. Either you’re safe or you’re not." |
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56971
From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
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Well, I gotta say, as an Apple app developer I imagine this means nothing.. nobody’s jumping ship. Apple users are dedicated. Which kinda reminds me of the slowly boiling frog who just observed the water’s getting warm.. but hey it’s fine.. just gets a tad warmer everyday. As an Apple device user it’s very disconcerting.. but then when Tim Cook went and kissed the Don’s ring the writing was on the wall.. all hail the king, eh? Keeping in mind Tim has to walk the line between the totalitarian states they manufacture their devices in and the so called free first world we live in.. the illusion the best and brightest lead the way is often supplanted by the fact that everything must succumb to the lowest common denominator.. Surely if Apple will let their guard down for the UK we ain’t far behind. |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
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anyone who pays over $200 for a phone, let along $1,000 + is a sucker & an idiot, imo |
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56965
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
| apple sure lost its way after jobs died... |
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56973
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
| yep, their computers sure aren't what they used to be |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
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they tried to do the lowest common denominator thing...it sucks, just like the school system...everything for anybody... personally, i would much rather have a stripped down OS, without all the crap they add in there that makes it bloated and slow...i just want the basic network stuff, notepad, preview, a calendar and basic mail program....maybe something like a basic paint program... everything else should be an addon that the individual user can get at the app store if they want it...i don't want itunes, icloud, siri, books, chess, garage band, icapture, iphoto, news, photobooth, stocks, etc...those should all be addon apps... |
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From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
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I was in the meeting when Jobs announced to his team he would not be leading them after the board of directors had kicked him out. I shivered as a palpable cold wind blew from the east. In an instant, it seemed, everything changed. |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
| you have lived... |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
56969
From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
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Aw. Look at all that hair! 90 hours a week and loving it. |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Absolutely horrific news for iPhone users in the UK
| that was my guess... |
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