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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Amid Government Backdoor Demands (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 1 day ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

that just depends on how comfortable the instance owner is, if i was hosting I'd ip block the UK

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago

There's already a few websites that block the uk (lemmy.zip is a good example, lobste.rs plans to block the uk)

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 9 hours ago

I am IP-blocked by a lot of things. At some point a large percentage of population just gets used to the fact that VPNs/proxies are now just a mandatory part of the internet usage.