The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/23398982

Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was […]

  • astrsk@fedia.io
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    4 hours ago

    Reminder for anyone using iCloud— enable advanced data protection. This will encrypt almost all your data on iCloud in a way that Apple cannot simply access because they don’t have the key you setup during the enable process. This includes encrypting messages, photos, phone backups, and more which are usually not e2e encrypted. Only some data such as health, passwords, and maps are e2e by default on iCloud.