President Trump: UK Encryption Policy 'Something You Hear About With China'
(Friday February 28, 2025 @11:40AM (msmash)
from the throwing-shades dept.)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/28/1620208/president-trump-uk-encryption-policy-something-you-hear-about-with-china
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President Trump has directly criticized the UK government's [1]approach to encryption , comparing recent actions to those of China. Speaking to The Spectator, Trump said he confronted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the Home Office's request for "backdoor access" to encrypted iCloud data, which led Apple to [2]remove its Advanced Data Protection feature from British services entirely.
"We told them you can't do this... That's incredible. That's something, you know, that you hear about with China," Trump [3]said after his meeting with Starmer . The remarks come as the Trump administration has directed Treasury and Commerce officials to examine UK tech regulations, including the Online Safety Act, for potential free speech violations and discrimination against US companies.
[1] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1150200/uk-orders-apple-to-let-it-spy-on-users-encrypted-accounts
[2] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/1529255/apple-removes-cloud-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order
[3] https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trump-uk-encryption-laws-are-like-what-you-get-in-china/
"We told them you can't do this... That's incredible. That's something, you know, that you hear about with China," Trump [3]said after his meeting with Starmer . The remarks come as the Trump administration has directed Treasury and Commerce officials to examine UK tech regulations, including the Online Safety Act, for potential free speech violations and discrimination against US companies.
[1] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1150200/uk-orders-apple-to-let-it-spy-on-users-encrypted-accounts
[2] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/1529255/apple-removes-cloud-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order
[3] https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trump-uk-encryption-laws-are-like-what-you-get-in-china/
I hope Trump is consistent (Score:3)
When the next American politician or agency asks for the very same type of back doors.
Re: (Score:2)
This is the same guy who when asked about calling Zelenskyy "a dictator" just last week responded with "Did I say that? I can't believe I said that. Next question,"
His supporters don't care if he contradicts himself , that's part of the appeal. It's quite convenient when you can constantly hold both sides of an issue and everyone around you tells you you're right each time. A literal hugbox where you can never be wrong, quite politically effective.