Instead of users being pawns in the game played by politicians against Apple, Apple could step aside and leave the politicians to deal with users direct.
IP Bill
Our politicians are busy playing unintended consequences again.
Much of our data protection and privacy law dates from the last century. Instead of breaking privacy down, politicians should be protecting it better.
For once, Apple’s stand could be broken by forthcoming UK legislation, in the form of the Investigatory Powers Bill.
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