cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50086884

The UK Home Office demanded in early September that Apple create a means to allow officials access to encrypted cloud backups, but stipulated that the order applied only to British citizens’ data, according to people briefed on the matter.

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    8 hours ago

    The real reason for this is because pedophiles have been getting away with sharing CP and there’s literally nothing the authorities can do about it.

    Don’t get me wrong, governments always want more surveillance of their populations. It’s just in this specific case, they are trying to force it as much as possible because they can’t tolerate people sharing CP without repercussion.

    If we want privacy, we have to accept that it will be abused by some people for nefarious purposes.

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      5 hours ago

      We can all condemn CP and rightfully so. But it’s asinine to think you can break encryption and that only the good guys will be able to take advantage of that.

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      8 hours ago

      Pedophiles are obviously the excuse to gather public support? It’s fascinating that you actually believe them when they say they want to protect children.

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        8 hours ago

        It’s fascinating you don’t believe that authorities are frustrated by people sharing CP without repercussions.

        In this specific case, there’s a legitimate argument to be made for protecting kids even if you don’t think it’s worth the increased surveillance.

        I’m kidding by the way about it being fascinating. It’s actually really stupid and doesn’t surprise me that people like you would believe nonsense.