France Gets Whacky on Apple and Other Privacy Things

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France thinks Apple should scale back privacy protection, the UK wants access to your encrypted iCloud data, and Bryan and Jeff have plenty to say about both. They also have a couple cool apps from Iconfactory to share.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• Apple faces likely French antitrust fine for privacy tool, sources say
• Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
• Tapestry
• Wallaroo
• Don’t Mention the Book author interview with science fiction and cyberpunk author Bryan Chaffin
• Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
• Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
• Mason Truman on Threads

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