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Uhulumeni waseBrithani udingida umthethosivivinywa othinta amandla amasha ombutho wezokuphepha ukuze aqaphe umhlaba we-inthanethi nabasebenzisi bawo, kodwa ongawajabulisi nhlobo i-Apple. Ifemu yaseCalifornia yaze yanquma ukwenza ukungenelela okuyingqayizivele kwezombusazwe zaseBrithani futhi yathumela umbono wayo ekomitini elifanele. Ngokusho kwe-Apple, umthetho omusha usongela ukwenza buthaka ukuphepha "kwedatha yomuntu siqu yezigidi zezakhamizi ezigcina umthetho."

Inkulumompikiswano ephilayo iyenzeka mayelana nomthethosivivinywa obizwa nge-Investigatory Powers Bill, lowo, ngokusho kukahulumeni waseBrithani, okufanele uqinisekise ukuphepha komphakathi waseBrithani, ngakho-ke uzonikeza abezokuphepha amandla okulandelela ukuxhumana kwe-inthanethi. Ngenkathi abenzi bomthetho baseBrithani bebheka lo mthetho njengokhiye, i-Apple nezinye izinkampani zobuchwepheshe zinombono ohlukile.

"Kulesi simo esishintsha ngokushesha sosongo lwe-cyber, amabhizinisi kufanele ahlale ekhululekile ukuthi athumele ukubethela okuqinile ukuze kuvikelwe amakhasimende," kusho u-Apple esitatimendeni ngalo mthethosivivinywa, ofuna izinguquko ezibalulekile ngaphambi kokuba udlule.

Isibonelo, i-Apple ayikuthandi lokho ngaphansi kwesiphakamiso samanje, uhulumeni uzokwazi ukufuna izinguquko endleleni insizakalo yakhe yezokuxhumana i-iMessage esebenza ngayo, okungaholela ekwenzeni buthaka ukubethela futhi kuvumele abezokuphepha ukuthi bangene ku-iMessage okokuqala. isikhathi.

"Ukwenza izinto ezingemuva kanye namakhono okulandela ngomkhondo kuzokwenza buthaka ukuvikela emikhiqizweni ye-Apple futhi kubeke bonke abasebenzisi bethu engcupheni," kukholelwa u-Apple. "Ukhiye ongaphansi komata womnyango ubungeke ube khona nje kwabahle, nababi bebezowuthola."

UCupertino ukhathazekile nangenye ingxenye yomthetho ezovumela abezokuphepha ukuthi bangene kumakhompyutha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkampani ngokwazo kuzodingeka zizisize ekwenzeni kanjalo, ngakho-ke i-Apple ayithandi ukuthi kufanele ingene kumadivayisi ayo.

"Kuzobeka izinkampani ezifana ne-Apple, ubudlelwano bayo namakhasimende bakhelwe ngokwengxenye umuzwa wokwethembana ngendlela idatha isingathwa ngayo, esimweni esinzima kakhulu," kubhala umdondoshiya waseCalifornia, oholwa nguTim Cook, obelokhu elwa nawo. uhulumeni ukuhlola abasebenzisi isikhathi eside.

“Uma ucisha noma wenze buthaka ukubethela, ulimaza labo bantu abangafuni ukwenza izinto ezimbi. Yibo abahle. Futhi abanye bayazi ukuthi kufanele baye kuphi, "Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple u-Tim Cook wawuphikisa lo mthetho kakade ngoNovemba, ngesikhathi wethulwa.

Esimeni lapho, ngokwesibonelo, ikhasimende laseJalimane lagetshengwa ikhompuyutha yalo egameni le-Great Britain yinkampani yase-Ireland njengengxenye yomyalelo wenkantolo ohlangene (futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ayikwazanga ukuqinisekisa noma ukuphika lo msebenzi), ngokusho kwe-Apple, ukwethembana phakathi kwayo nomsebenzisi kungaba nzima kakhulu ukukugcina.

“I-Apple izinikele kakhulu ekuvikeleni ukuphepha komphakathi futhi ihlanganyela ngokuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekulweni nobushokobezi nobunye ubugebengu. Ukubethela kuyisihluthulelo sokuvikela abantu abangenacala kubadlali abayingozi," kukholwa u-Apple. Izicelo zakhe nezinye izinhlangano eziningi sezizocutshungulwa yikomiti kanti uhulumeni waseBritain uzobuyela emthethweni ngoFebhuwari wonyaka ozayo.

Umthombo: The Guardian
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