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You have to consider how this would happen. If the government bans E2EE, Apple and Google will have to ban E2EE from their UK stores. Apps like Signal will the
by fauigerzigerk 4y ago
You have to consider how this would happen. If the government bans E2EE, Apple and Google will have to ban E2EE from their UK stores.
Apps like Signal will then have to make a choice. Either publish an app that does not use E2EE or get removed from the app stores. What Signal are saying is that they would accept the ban rather than publish an app with weakened encryption.
Apple users will not be able to make their own choice. Android users will be able to make their own choice thanks to side-loading.
- nicce 4y ago> Apple users will not be able to make their own choice. Android users will be able to make their own choice thanks to side-loading Recent update on WebKit about PWA, however, makes anything possible now on iOS devices. https://webkit.org/blog/13878/web-push-for-web-apps-on-ios-and-ipados/ https://webkit.org/blog/13878/web-push-for-web-apps-on-ios-a... Technically you need browser anymore to run proper messaging apps.
- askvictor 4y agoThere are problems with using a browser for delivery of any secure elements. It's slightly better than nothing, but if the govt can coerce Apple into blocking Signal from the app store, then they can coerce Apple into compromising their browser to deliver a modified Signal web-app for certain people.
- a5withtrrs 4y agoIf that's the case, why can't they coerce Apple into compromising their phone entirely? Why stop at the app store? Or the browser?