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		mtillman 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypte... A backdoor for one is an opportunity for many. Given the UK is completely incapable of outspending most of the world on compute, this effectively hands their enemies that data they’re looking for.

pentel-0_5 11 months ago [–]

Yep. It's the creation of an artificial Hobson's choice: "do this, or I'm breaking up with you."

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