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Apple already gives access to China for Chinese citizens so they will do the same for UK citizens. Though looking at how the tech bros are getting chummy with the current US government that has fascist tendencies they might get the US government to force UK hand but will they as I think the US government would like to do the same as what UK is doing has been trying for years. Now with supreme courts judges in their pockets, firing of any opposition from government departments at least trying to. Gutting all regulation and consumer protection bodies who will go after the tech robber barons and stop them from doing anything they want.


Please read the UK case again. UK is requesting apple to give them access to any user's data worldwide not only UK users or data within UK jurisdiction. Sorry to be the one to say that but China is better here.


Apple cant as GPDR makes it impossible for them to give european data no matter how much UK asks


As I said in another comment. Yes that will be the case as now EU and other countries will require Apple to not do this. There is no way Apple will comply with UK without risking being banned from most of the world. But this does not change the fact that this is literally what UK is demanding.


Incorrect. GDPR does allow foreign government, as long as they have similar protection as GDPR, process the data for law enforcement and criminal investigation.

See also https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/i...


I'm not talking about GDPR specifically but about the future development if Apple accepts that. EU will consider it a problem when UK and later another countries request the same from Apple eventually.


GDPR have exceptions for law enforcement and governments.




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