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

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By Hartley CharltonJul 20, 2023, 8:10 am188 pts
Apple says it will pull services including FaceTime and iMessage in the UK if plans to amend surveillance legislation that would require tech companies to make major security and privacy changes go ahead (via BBC News). The UK government is planning to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016, which…

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