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If the USG can force Apple/Whatsapp to decrypt some communication, what prevents the PRC from doing the same? Will we see Tim Cook arrested the next time he goe
by 1024core 11y ago
If the USG can force Apple/Whatsapp to decrypt some communication, what prevents the PRC from doing the same? Will we see Tim Cook arrested the next time he goes to China?
- XorNot 11y agoWhat stops them now? I don't understand why people think this is an issue. While you could certainly imagine the PRC being emboldened, it's not like their history of human rights abuses has kept them in check. The only thing which does is how much they love trade with the west, but it would be entertaining the amount of blowback making a move against Foxconn would create (also worth considering: China, land of fake electronics components and seizing memory cards at the border, is where all your iPhones are being made...)
- 1024core 11y agoDon't you think that if they see Apple handing over iPhone contents to USG, they will now feel entitled to do the same in China?