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[STEMO]

The Govt. demanded recently that Apple give them a back door into icloud (possibly connected to the Britcard thing ?) Apple refused and say they will never comply.

Connected to terrorists and criminals, initially. But these things have a habit of expanding and morphing into something much bigger.

[Doctor Gollum]

Apple are probably in on it.

I think most people know I hate Apple with a vengeance*, but they are quite good at fighting off such stupidity, so methinks you are talking crap


*despite having an iPhone, iPad, iPod, Macbook and Mac Mini - turns out I just hate Windows 11 even more

Time will tell. I am on my second work iPhone. It's easier to use my personal Sony phone for pretty much everything except for a couple of very specific Apps that work simply won't allow access to from personal devices. And I deeply resent the fact that my work Office 365 account trumps my personal one on my personal phone. But that's a fight for another day.

[TheBoy]

The Govt. demanded recently that Apple give them a back door into icloud (possibly connected to the Britcard thing ?) Apple refused and say they will never comply.

Unrelated to digital ids, and has been going on since the previous government.

The US and EU have tried to enforce similar, and when they legally have to provide such access, Apple remove access to that feature in that region.  Hence, and it pains me to say, Apple are most likely one of the good guys in that respected.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

If the Britcard is to be an App on smartphones, whats to stop everyone simply telling the Govt. that they dont own one ?
I would imagine the only way they could disprove that is to have access to icloud and whatever the Android equivalent is ? 

[TheBoy]

icloud and whatever the Android equivalent is ? 

Google Cloud

[TheBoy]

Although not all Android devices automatically use Google Cloud. Huawei and ZTE for example are banned from the Play Store and Google services.

[Doctor Gollum]

Not sure that's such a bad thing...

[Sir Tigger KC]

If the Britcard is to be an App on smartphones, whats to stop everyone simply telling the Govt. that they dont own one ?
I would imagine the only way they could disprove that is to have access to icloud and whatever the Android equivalent is ? 

They will expand its use until it becomes impossible to function in society without your digital ID StarmerCard, and everyone will end up having one. Well that's the plan anyway. 

He let slip during a speech in India a couple of days ago that the StarmerCard will make it easier to access your money and make purchases.   

Bastard. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I have no doubt whatsoever that is the planned destination.
Once there they can if they choose then control just about every aspect of our lives.
Its the kind of thing Blair has dreamed happy dreams about his whole life, and he is pulling Starmers strings on this.
Starmer is just the useless, but potentially useful , idiot in this game.

[Kevin Wood]

I can see sales of Doro phones picking up significantly if this comes to pass.

[YZ250]

I can see sales of Doro phones picking up significantly if this comes to pass.

I was thinking the very same thing.   

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Might have to buy a few shares in Doro.  ...............and one of their phones. 

[ronnyd]

I can see sales of Doro phones picking up significantly if this comes to pass.

SWMBO has one already. 

[TheBoy]

I can see sales of Doro phones picking up significantly if this comes to pass.

That’s handy, as I have a brand new one that was heading for the tip….

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

List it on ebay as " Britcard exempt."