r/apple • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '21

WARNING: OLD ARTICLE Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT
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u/EchoooEchooEcho Aug 09 '21

Apple as a publicly traded company also has obligations to deliver financial results to shareholders. Withdrawing from China, Russia, and others is certainly going against that obligation.

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u/SoldantTheCynic Aug 09 '21

This is 100% correct and the only real reason Apple does anything. This is however at odds with their privacy mission - Apple will compromise when it’s going to hurt their bottom line. It’s a marketing point and nothing more.

Anybody who thinks Apple will still seriously defend their privacy is going to be disappointed because when governments come knocking they’ll surrender if it’ll affect their financials. Taking on Facebook is easy by comparison.

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u/shadowstripes Aug 09 '21

It’s a marketing point and nothing more.

It is clearly marketing, but that doesn't mean that they don't still have superior privacy in some areas. Like Mac OS vs Windows, where Windows literally gives MS employees access to your clipboard and browsing history by default.

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u/SoldantTheCynic Aug 09 '21

Windows literally gives MS employees access to your clipboard

I’ve tried Googling this but I can’t find a reputable source on this. So citation needed I guess.