Sweden, my genetic data and our collective inability to keep secrets

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The UK has recently set a precedent, and the mighty Apple has caved into UK requirements. Apple is removing the possibility of switching on secure end-to-end encryption from UK-based devices . This means that the UK government has a backdoor into iPhone users’ private communications via iCloud backup. Almost everybody knowledgeable thinks this is a bad idea because backdoors are usually more quickly cracked open by Russian or Chinese hackers than King Charles III can give his Royal Assent for the law to come into force (see e.g. the Financial Times reporting here ).

Sweden on Michael’s Domain

Sweden, my genetic data and our collective inability to keep secrets