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Despite protestations to the contrary, the Government led by Starmer is absolutely determined to remove our Privacy. It wants to be able to snoop on all that we do and this is manifest in the news that it has issued a new order giving it the right to demand access to the personal data of Apple’s British users.
It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy. The UK Government says it needs to be able to access individuals’ private data – when backed by an appropriate warrant – if there is a threat to national security. (Yeah, sure) Apple maintains that privacy is at the heart of its business and says it will not compromise on data protection anywhere in the world. The Home Office has declined to comment.
I wonder why new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud wants to see all your private messages?
Now this NEW attempt to access our privacy directly contradicts what US Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said back in August!
The UK government has agreed to stop demanding Apple provide backdoor access to user data, according to the U.S. Director of Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. The UK has, for quite some time, demanded that Apple somehow breaks its end-to-end encryption and provide some form of backdoor. After a law update in 2024 and a secretive legal battle, the UK has apparently given up. In a post to X U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard claimed to have worked with partners in the UK, as well as President Donald Trump and VP J.D. Vance, on the UK’s backdoor mandate. After months of work, Gabbard says that the UK has dropped the mandate affecting Apple.
Well, Tulsi, it’s back. So what are you going to do about it? If the UK Government get back door access to Apple, it potentially exposes ALL Apple customers including Americans. When will you move against the authoritarian thugs in the UK Labour Government?
