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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...

]]>Wed, 21 May 2025 13:30:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44051257cat_meowpspspshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44051257https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44051257<![CDATA[New comment by cat_meowpspsps in "Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row"]]>The UK's law here is specifically targetting encrypted data globally.

> The UK government's demand came through a "technical capability notice" under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), requiring Apple to create a backdoor that would allow British security officials to access encrypted user data globally.

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