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		superb_dev on Dec 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access Why? iMessage so far isn't a part of the EU's plan. There's no requirement for it to be open.

duskwuff on Dec 8, 2023 | [–]

It was for a while, but they reversed course:

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2023/12/imessage-will-reported...

snthd on Dec 9, 2023 | [–]

It might be a breech of the GDPR's data portability requirements.

It comes down to if, by having people send you messages, you are the one providing the data to the data controller, or not.

Currently I think it's ambiguous.

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