ha I sadly went with option number 2!There are three states here:
1. Did you have ADP enabled? If so, you can leave it on and continue using it as you were beforehand. No need to manually sync stuff. Everything is still E2EE.
2. If you had ADP enabled, and you disabled it when you heard about the request form the UK Home Office, that was foolish as you now cannot turn it back on.
3. If you didn't have ADP enabled, you can no longer enable it, and you are in the same position you were in previously, i.e. some of your files/data were E2EE and still are, and some were not and still are not.
1) In my opinion, the reasons behind US/UK sanctions in this case are partly covered by my parenthetical about the "political bludgeon", as can be illustrated by the topic of the article which spawned this conversation.I can’t believe how many people (in the US) have bought this nonsense without making any basic check about what tariffs were in place (against US exports) before...
Biden increased tariffs on products, though, didn't he? Adding/decreasing/changing tariffs on products is a normal thing to do. As I said earlier, you're allowed to have tariffs on products and each country tells the WTO what their average external tariff rate is. In 2023, it was 3.3% for the US across all products. That's tiny; as is the 3.8% average for the UK. What Trump has done is apply tariffs to countries, and he's based it on some ridiculous calculation that no economist would ever use.The US president routinely makes use of them, as do other governments. Trump did during his first term -- and Biden even increased tariffs over what Trump had put in place. Tariffs are really just governments doing business as usual.
You underestimate our resolveAs an aside: Personally I find it quite amusing that one of the many US products that the UK government says it may target for their own "reciprocal" tariffs is bourbon whiskey. If you enjoy a good bourbon, I expect that increased prices caused by tariffs is not at all likely to phase you... you're still going to buy that next bottle with hardly a second glance at the price tag. And oddly enough, this one potential tariff, taken as a microcosm of the broader situation, effectively illustrates why tariffs work.
I am not for breaking encryption, but from a security POV, criminals (terrorist, drug lords, black market, etc) can do pretty funny stuff with encrytped international communication.
In 2023, it was 3.3% for the US across all products. That's tiny...
... But also, if the UK added a tariff to US bourbon, the US doesn't get that tariff money, it goes to the UK government. ...
Fewer sales means fewer jobs, means less money to buy products, means fewer sales, means fewer jobs etc. and BOOM! Recession.
Yes, it applies to any country adding tariffs, but... A tariff is a tax on the people of the country imposing the tariff. If the US imposes a tariff on China, US citizens pay the tariff, which means US citizens have less money to spend on stuff. People lose their jobs because there's less money floating around the economy.You've described adequately the majority of the puzzle pieces... but I believe you've neglected to assemble them to form a complete picture. I don't claim to understand all of the pieces, but here are a few more: As you rightly pointed out, more money from tariffs goes into government coffers... but that is a two way street which applies to the US government as well. And that leads to less money needing to come from US citizens pockets to drive the machinery of that government. In addition to that, Trump is cutting spending left and right further shrinking the overall footprint of the government. So the notion that all of this leads to a recession? I wouldn't say that it is nearly as cut-and-dry as you have speculated.
But as I said before, this is all part of "Trump's Grand Gamble." We could speculate and debate for hours on end, but I imagine we won't really know the outcome of his gamble for several years at best.
The Republican Congress has yet to pass any tax cuts. This means that the tariffs are piled on top of income taxes, which makes things far worse. Furthermore, doing so would make the tariffs essential for revenue, which means that they must be permanent. That means they aren’t a bullying tactic. Even though the President says they are.And that leads to less money needing to come from US citizens pockets to drive the machinery of that government. In addition to that, Trump is cutting spending left and right further shrinking the overall footprint of the government. So the notion that all of this leads to a recession? I wouldn't say that it is nearly as cut-and-dry as you have speculated.
Yes and they can develop their own encrypted international communication. Criminals break laws already and they certainly don’t mind breaking a few more. What gives?
I’m sure the smart criminals aren’t hosting evidence of crimes on iCloud, even with ADP.thats actually a good argument, but I didn't assume criminals are smarty enough to code encrypted platforms but maybe they can pay someone else to build it for them.
And for those rich criminals money isn’t really a problem. Heck, they could setup companies that looks legit but works for criminal organisations underneath.thats actually a good argument, but I didn't assume criminals are smarty enough to code encrypted platforms but maybe they can pay someone else to build it for them.
I’m sure the smart criminals aren’t hosting evidence of crimes on iCloud, even with ADP.
All of this is just to catch the stupid ones.
And for those rich criminals money isn’t really a problem. Heck, they could setup companies that looks legit but works for criminal organisations underneath.
Any attempt to weaken encryption for lawful citizens is to make committing crime easier.
Personally speaking, I’d prefer not to have to give up liberties to make it easier for the government to catch criminals who would almost certainly get caught anyway because they’re stupid.well catching stupid criminals, is still catching criminals. Reminds me of one criminal who used the liquify filter on his image only for the intelligence agency being able to reverse it and reveal his identity.
Because then criminals could sniff data easier, as well as breaking into supposedly protected systems. Think about banks, healthcare institutions etc. The goal of encryption is to obscure data stream to a level that decrypting it without proper keys/mechanism is nearly impossible. Weakened encryption make doing so easier.how is weakening encryption makes crimes easier
Because then criminals could sniff data easier, as well as breaking into supposedly protected systems. Think about banks, healthcare institutions etc. The goal of encryption is to obscure data stream to a level that decrypting it without proper keys/mechanism is nearly impossible. Weakened encryption make doing so easier.