Apple Threatens to Pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK Over Proposed Security Legislation

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By Hartley CharltonJul 20, 2023, 8:10 am333 pts
Apple today said that it will remove services including FaceTime and iMessage from the UK if plans to enact new legislation that would weaken security come into force (via BBC News). The UK government is planning to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016, which allows the Home Office to force tech…

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