The UK Online Safety Bill might force Apple to remove FaceTime and iMessage from its products sold in the country. The company argues this bill could harm
The UK Online Safety Bill might force Apple to remove FaceTime and iMessage from its products sold in the country. The company argues this bill could harm users’ safety and compromise their privacy.
Apple has entered a legal battle with the UK government over an update that’s proposed to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. The new amendment asks tech companies, like Apple and other manufacturers, to clear the app’s security features with the Home Office before releasing them to the public. Additionally, the government can ask for immediate disabling of security features in messaging services.
The UK government has now opened an eight-week consultation period for the proposed amendments to the IPA.
