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Apple Suggest They Will Withdraw iMessage and FaceTime In UK If Law Changes Go Ahead(www.theguardian.com)

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Apple has said planned changes to British surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy by forcing it to withdraw security features, which could ultimately lead to the closure of services such as FaceTime and iMessage in the UK.

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HurlingDurling@lemm.ee
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Do apple users in Europe actually use iMessage? I thought most users in the EU used Whatsapp or Signal

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They use it as a secondary service with couple of peoples, everyone is on WhatsApp.

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makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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Good. Let’s all move to signal

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leraje@lemmy.worldOP
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Signal have already said they will withdraw completely from the UK, as have WhatsApp, Session and a few others.

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vezrien@lemmy.world
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Lol UK losing WhatsApp. Yikes.

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Contend6248@feddit.de
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EU when?

A service i would gladly lose completely

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