Do they actually know how the technology works? They will have to scan everything inbound and outbound connections, basically managed devices.

Apple and Google have been given a three-month ultimatum to make it impossible for children to take, share or view nude images on their smartphones, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.

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    13 hours ago

    It would be so fun if Apple and Google decided they’d rather not have business in England anymore

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      8 hours ago

      It actually shows that the government have no understanding of the technology or the culture because no one’s communicating with potential paedophiles via iMessage does Google even have a messaging app anymore?

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        7 hours ago

        Google does have a text message app. I use it because the native Samsung one looked ass

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          6 hours ago

          Textra is a good SMS app. I haven’t looked st their privacy practices, but SMS in general is not private