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| From | Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: iCloud or their cloud? |
| Date | 2025-02-25 17:56 +0100 |
| Organization | Camembert Normand au Lait Cru |
| Message-ID | <vpksoq$nauu$2@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <1r7x4ux.ci3spb1ibii6lN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <mpro.ss1phc002k7mf00th.fred@ypical.demon.invalid> <vpbu9o$3rpfn$1@dont-email.me> |
On 22.02.25 08:27, Andy H wrote: > Frederick <fred@ypical.demon.invalid> wrote: >> In message <1r7x4ux.ci3spb1ibii6lN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> >> liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote: >> >>> Frederick <fred@ypical.demon.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> Given current USA politics and the UK government's demands for access, >>>> is now a good time to remove one's data and cease the use of iCloud? >>> >>> I know of other groups, who would have nothing to hide from a reasonable >>> government, who are now recommending that their members stop using >>> certain American media sites. >> >> Here we go... >> >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo > > So it’s happened then! > > Now what? > > Well, it’s not actually a feature I had utilised, yet! However, I feel this > is just the start of a journey down a deep and complex rabbit hole. I use it outside of the UK since it exists. Appl's reaction is the only way they could go. The alarm bells are ringing extremely loud. It sets a precedent for other Gestapo-style governments in the anglosaxon world namely NZ and AU. > OK, so so the knee jerk reaction is to ditch iCloud and move to another > cloud service. But surely that’s not going to fix anything. This ruling > will apply to any cloud service that offers end to end encryption. Wouldn’t > it? If not, then it just proves that our government has a vendetta against > Apple as a company. I certainly don’t think trusting in Google or M$ is > much of a solution either (perhaps the only alternatives that might be able > to replace the services I currently need). Even in Switzerland I'm preparing for the worst. -- "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)
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