Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.

Flying Squid · 11 months ago

Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.

@Juviz@feddit.de · 11 months ago

I don’t know if they actually care, but I think they figured privacy was a great niche to jump in when they started losing more and more market share to android

@henfredemars@infosec.pub · 11 months ago

It’s a brilliant move for Apple because Google can’t play that game.

Google is fundamentally an advertising company. They materially benefit from user data in providing a more valuable service to advertisers. If Google takes a strong stance on privacy, it could disadvantage the primary business.

@TerraNova@lemmy.ca · 11 months ago

Definitely a differentiator

Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.

Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.

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