Correct, standard iCloud data is accessible with a warrant. But the UK wanted their own backdoor so they have constant access without a warrant.

But with advanced data protection, Apple can’t provide the data because they don’t have the encryption keys, regardless of a warrant.

Important to note iMessage is always E2E encrypted though, so iMessages cannot be accessed even with a warrant. Advanced data protection just expands that to all iCloud data

Using iMessage with backups does mean the backups are unencrypted and accessible by warrant (unless you use advanced data protection)

In The Netherlands it doesn't and last time I checked we are still part of Europe lol

iMessage will use SMS for 2 person conversations with Android, MMS for groups (and if your carrier disabled MMS it doesn't work IIRC)

The whole having a backdoor to encryption is bullshit, that defeats the entire point.

I do understand that they want some kind of control on things like encryption, since criminals/terrorist/etc can abuse it as well. Keeping society safe is kinda important, and some level of transparency is used for that. This like deposited annual reports for example will help find companies/people funding terrorism.

But we should never completely compromise the privacy of individuals

You basically summed up the UK in a sentence. People here genuinely think we either are, or should be a world power like America.

Feck you too, I guess. If that's how you want to behave.

I could understand you being unhappy with our government, but just blanket swearing at all 68 million of us is a dick move.

Okay interesting, thank you for the info.

Who even uses iMessage these days? Pretty sure I turned it off completely because it was messing with the 5 SMS I send in a year ...

Ah, yeah right, the US is still stuck in the 00s with that (and payment methods).

But iMessage doesn't work on Android and by default the message will just fail if they have an Android phone and you use iMessage.