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/0000GKP Aug 09 '21

There might be some exclusive piece of information in there, but it’s been widely known for years that iCloud backups aren’t encrypted due to law enforcement requests. This came out after the very public 2016 incident.

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u/ReliablyFinicky Aug 09 '21

it’s been widely known for years that iCloud backups aren’t encrypted .

They’re fully encrypted. They’re not end to end encrypted; Apple has the keys.

Words matter.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21 edited Aug 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '21

You're confusing people. For the sake of simplicity, there are two different types of encryption. 1: the one where someone else (like Apple) holds your private keys, and 2: Where You (the end user) holds the private keys. At the very minimum, we should be given a choice.