> But apple also cannot just stop selling or supporting their product in the UK either.
They can do both of things. There's no law against leaving a country for not respecting human rights like privacy and encryption.
They can do both of things. There's no law against leaving a country for not respecting human rights like privacy and encryption.
It may actually be illegal in US law for Apple to leave the UK market for ideological reasons. Public companies are beholden to shareholders and can be sued for not acting in their interest (fiduciary duty, Delaware General Corporation Law). (I loathe these laws, but that's a separate discussion entirely.)
So sure they _can_, but at a cost that strikes the option from the cards entirely.
No, but there is a cost.