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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. (www.bbc.com)

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[-] Misconduct@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

Other than their asinine charging cable/accessory situations I consistently find myself agreeing with Apple pretty much any time any government body or group is mad they won't do something.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

how do you reckon?

only time they have been on the consumer's side was with regards to privacy, refusing to comply with the FBI and now this.

everything else they are pretty anti-consumer, off the top of my head

first to remove jack 3.5 (even though I don't really care about this, others do.)
sticking to shitty lightning cable so they can sell overpriced cables
the charger thing with the EU
worst of all entirely against right to repair

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