In a stunning display of government overreach, the UK has effectively forced Apple to disable its iCloud encryption for British users. Earlier this month, we wrote about the UK wielding the Investi…
Wow, the Brits are really killing it. (The internet.) First smaller forums having to shut down, the Fediverse needing to defederate and block UK users (at least technically). And now they also disable cloud encryption… But I guess they’ve always lead the way with surveillance tech, porn filters on residential internet connections etc.
Wow, the Brits are really killing it. (The internet.) First smaller forums having to shut down, the Fediverse needing to defederate and block UK users (at least technically). And now they also disable cloud encryption… But I guess they’ve always lead the way with surveillance tech, porn filters on residential internet connections etc.
Honestly it is pretty concerning given that the UK has a decent amount of influence.
What kind of influence are you referring to? On how the internet gets shaped in the future? Or society and politics, or as part of the Five Eyes?