The US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its controversial demand to access global Apple users' data if required. Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X, external the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties". The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments. "We do not comment on operational matters, including confirming or denying the existence of such notices," a UK government spokesperson said.
You don’t comment, because what could you say, other than ‘Oh shit, we tried it on with the Yanks and they told us to get fucked again’?
In December, the UK issued Apple with a formal notice demanding the right to access encrypted data from its users worldwide. However Apple itself cannot view the data of customers who have activated its toughest security tool, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), which prevents anyone other than the user from reading their files.
It beggars belief that the morons in government ever thought they stood a chance at strong-arming Apple - until you look at the morons in government that is!
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In his heart of heart, Surkier is secretly very, very relieved that nobody can read his billets-doux. Except maybe Putin and Trump.
Government could, for instance, forbid the sale of all Apple products in the UK, which to my mind would be an advance because it would shaft the tossers' bragging rights such as "I;ve got an Apple iButtPlug, you know".
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