Investigatory Powers Act a serious threat to global privacy, says Apple<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><a href="
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<p>The company says that the British government is trying to make itself “the de facto global arbiter of what level of data security and encryption are permissible” after a report last week noted that companies like <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/24/apple-security-updates-ban/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple could be banned from issuing security updates[/url] without permission …</p>
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Investigatory Powers Act a serious threat to global privacy, says Apple
