Apple warning it could shut FaceTime, iMessage in UK over gov’t surveillance policy adds to growing tech industry discontent

The list of mainstream Internet services that could shut down in the UK over security risks attached to government policymaking just got longer: The BBC is reporting Apple has threatened to shutter local access to its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) comms services, FaceTime and iMessage, if minsters don’t rethink a plan to further beef up existing […]

access apple bbc comms down e2ee encrypted end end-to-end facetime gov government government & policy imessage industry internet investigatory powers act list local policy privacy reporting risks security security risks services surveillance tech tech industry warning