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Originally Posted by Sirius
You do know that MP's vote based on the instructions of the party whip dont you.
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Not all of them have a party whip. Those that do are not obliged to follow their party whip if their conscience doesn't allow them to.
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WhatsApp has today announced that it will support Apple in it's ongoing row with the UK Government over privacy. They believe that the requirements of the Online Safety Act and a secret order that Apple received last February* could set a dangerous precedent and is another example of foreign powers trying to regulate it's own tech businesses.
*In the event of a national security risk, the Home Office said it needs to be able to access Apple data worldwide. Apple argue that, to enable this, they would have to build in a 'back door', which they have outright refused to do.on the grounds that others may find it.
I can see a legal case happening to judge whether the Home Office has the right to tell Apple what to do.
Neither party has thus far commented on this 'secret' order, presumably because it's supposed to be a secret!