The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption
The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption
Apple boldly pulled E2EE following a leaked government order.

Why? If they've not done anything wrong, they've got nothing to hide
74 0 Reply"I need privacy not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are." - Stéphane Bortzmeyer
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That means they are.
62 0 ReplyYep lol
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And for that feat, UK will not rejoin the EU for another decade. This is a very undemocratic move the UK is doing here.
30 0 ReplyThe EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/
43 0 ReplyI don't have enough middle fingers. Can we just not do this crap?
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Yeah Spain's doing the same thing though so I don't think it's got anything to do with the EU.
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I absolutely detest it when politicians are just this fuckin’ clueless. I rather hope the lot of them have their bank accounts tampered with.
24 0 ReplyConfirmed
8 0 ReplyTime for pgp then.
8 0 ReplyFrom now on; whenever they can't find incriminating messages elsewhere, they will come to you. You suspicious, secret, something to hide-guy.
Everyone deserves private communication.
16 0 ReplyLet them come.
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Welp...
Guess they don't really need to confirm that which is blatantly obvious to the casual observer...
🤷♂️ 🤦♀️ 🤷♂️
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