Jul 20, 2023
Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals
Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. The act lets the Home Office demand security features are disabled, without telling the public. WhatsApp and Signal are among the platforms to have opposed a clause in the Online Safety Bill allowing the communications regulator to require companies to install technology to scan for child-abuse material in encrypted messaging apps and other services. Apple has consistently opposed the act, originally dubbed a "Snooper's charter" by critics. Cyber-security expert Prof Alan Woodward, from Surrey University, said technology companies were unlikely to accept the proposals.
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