Apple fought the law and — contrary to the song lyrics — it won. Years later, Apple decided it would get ahead of the law enforcement curve by attempting to engage in client-side scanni…

Apple Says It Will Exit The UK Market If Government Passes Update To Investigatory Powers Act::Apple fought the law and – contrary to the song lyrics – it won. Years later, Apple decided it would get ahead of the law enforcement curve by attempting to engage in client-side scanning of iPhone users’ content. That worked out less well for Apple, which (at least momentarily) decided making governments happy was more…

  • Khanzarate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    2 years ago

    You didn’t read the article, and fell for the headline. It’s a security law, removing iMessage is enough to leave the encrypted messages market. They’re still gonna sell phones.