NEW: UK reportedly drops secret demand for Apple encryption backdoor.
Good.
While there was strong activist pressure here the key push came from the US government.
But there is zero rest for the weary as the UK has been leaning much harder into Age Verification.
Which is another mechanism for gaining deep visibility into peoples online activity.
Story: https://www.theverge.com/news/761240/uk-apple-us-encryption-back-door-demands-dropped
Not good. They must do it loud. Examples must be made in the public eye.
How I see it. 🫢
US wrote to the UK: "Let's not do it. It would cause more harm than good for us. People, knowing you can read it, will relocate conversations elsewhere or encrypt them before sending them and we will not be able to continue reading them. Not to mention what it would do to the Apple sells. Just requests what data you want and we will provided for you. We are the Five Eyes after all, no?" 🤝
