UK government demands Apple backdoor to encrypted cloud data: Report | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Apple is likely to stop providing its encrypted cloud service to U.K. users

I currently use Telegram for my friends and family, but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the UK Government is either reaching agreement for backdoors with messaging services, or is trying its hardest to.

I’m also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues or is that a good place to head?

  • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    15 days ago

    Government-ordered shutdowns do not work the way you think. Government doesn’t play by the rules, it makes rules for itself.

    Which means - they may, say, make a list of instances updated hourly, which automatically get blocked by ISPs.

    Free speech or not, it won’t withstand such.

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      4·
      15 days ago

      Note that I said the network can withstand such things, not that it guarantees your connectivity to it when using a hostile ISP. No internet messaging service can do that.