The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption

Apple boldly pulled E2EE following a leaked government order.

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The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption

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This would be the dumbest thing since brexit so it's entirely possible that it's true.
- The EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.
  
  https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/european-police-chiefs-call-for-industry-and-governments-to-take-action-against-end-to-end-encryption-roll-out
  
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/05/07/european-threat-to-end-to-end-encryption-would-invade-phones/
  
  https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/
  
  https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/
They can’t actually stop encryption. Even if they outlaw it, they can’t enforce it. They can’t regulate the FOSS software market.
- Can't they? China does it
  
  China cannot control software they don’t control. But a person would not be able to rely on a third party service. That’s the same everywhere, it just China. Telegram, Signal, etc, they are all able to be compromised. You have to roll your own.
Next up: Encryption is now illegal and tech literates are criminals in the UK

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