Today, in response to the U.K.’s demands for a backdoor, Apple has stopped offering users in the U.K. Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature in iCloud that turns on end-to-end encryption for files, backups, and more. Had Apple complied with the U.K.’s original demands, they would have been...
Apple should have just shut down all services to the country and let the constituents sort it out. Australia tried a similar thing with Facebook with the Government trying to strong arm them into media deals… Facebook just chopped off all Australian media and it got rolled back shortly after. Not siding with anyone in the Facebook one as it was a pretty grubby situation all round, but I think Apple has the edge
Apple should have just shut down all services to the country and let the constituents sort it out. Australia tried a similar thing with Facebook with the Government trying to strong arm them into media deals… Facebook just chopped off all Australian media and it got rolled back shortly after. Not siding with anyone in the Facebook one as it was a pretty grubby situation all round, but I think Apple has the edge