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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. (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] tmjaea@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate on signal? They have a open source codebase without any back door?!

[โ€“] Rin@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Yes you're correct. Signal would have to be forced to make a back door for the UK gov under this proposal. This is why they, with several others, are threatening to stop providing services in the UK should this pass.