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UK Could Secretly Block Security Worldwide, Says Apple

posted by hubie on Thursday February 01 2024, @07:36AM   Printer-friendly

Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:

Apple has attacked what it calls the UK's "unprecedented overreach" in proposing that it have the power of veto over all Big Tech security features across the globe.

The UK's House of Lords is due to debate an update to the country's Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 on January 30, 2024. In a much earlier form in 2015, the IPA was slammed by Apple for how it then proposed breaking encryption.

According to BBC News, Apple is now attacking the latest update proposals. Apple is against the UK having a veto over security updates, and also over how if the country were to exercise that veto, no Big Tech firm could even say that it has.

[...] Separately, in September 2023, the UK backed down from a nonsensical law after firms including Apple and WhatsApp said they would cease operating in the UK if the government passed a law requiring the breaking of end-to-end encryption.

The issue of Apple and others not being legally allowed to reveal that a government had vetoed a security update is similar to how the US forbade the company from revealing push notification surveillance.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by turgid on Thursday February 01 2024, @08:20AM (3 children)

    by turgid (4318) Subscriber Badge on Thursday February 01 2024, @08:20AM (#1342605) Journal

    We have particularly stupid politicians here in the UK. Every day is a facepalm day [theguardian.com] in UK government.

    I should have emigrated. I really regret staying here.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by janrinok on Thursday February 01 2024, @08:47AM (1 child)

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Thursday February 01 2024, @08:47AM (#1342609) Journal

    I did, but long before Brexit. I do not have any regrets.

    • (Score: 2) by Unixnut on Thursday February 01 2024, @10:15PM

      by Unixnut (5779) on Thursday February 01 2024, @10:15PM (#1342711)

      I did too, but I got caught by Brexit (had to change my plans and made things a lot more difficult and expensive). I don't have any regrets either.

      Went back to the UK recently on a work trip and it re-affirmed my choice despite the difficulties and sacrifices of relocating.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Opportunist on Thursday February 01 2024, @02:41PM

    by Opportunist (5545) on Thursday February 01 2024, @02:41PM (#1342636)

    Don't feel singled out.

    Those that can, do. Those that can't teach. And those that are even too stupid to do that make laws about it.