Apple has been pro-encryption and pro-privacy lately and is using that as their key differentiator, especially against Google. Various governments, on the othe

Apple has been pro-encryption and pro-privacy lately and is using that as their key differentiator, especially against Google. Various governments, on the other hand, have been very anti-encryption over the past couple decades. Australia's anti-encryption law[0] is just one example but I'm sure there are many others. This presents an ongoing threat to Apple's current strategy. The most common arguments used by governments to justify anti-encryption legislation are child protection and anti-terrorism. I wonder if this is a tactic by Apple to undermine that common argument and pro-actively protect their rights to employ end-to-end encryption and other privacy features. [0] https://fee.org/articles/australia-s-unprecedented-encryption-law-is-a-threat-to-global-privacy/ https://fee.org/articles/australia-s-unprecedented-encryptio...