Today, in response to the U.K.’s demands for a backdoor, Apple has stopped offering users in the U.K. Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature in iCloud that turns on end-to-end encryption for files, backups, and more. Had Apple complied with the U.K.’s original demands, they would have been...
I don’t know about other countries, but Apple itself reports that it provided access to customer accounts at the US government’s request 90% of the time
Sure, but if that’s your only concern, then you aren’t really concerned that the toggle is removed in the UK, either
The report is that Apple is removing the user’s ability to disable Apple’s back door, and you asked for evidence that they roll over for law enforcement
If you want governments to have access to a backdoor to what Apple touts as “Privacy,” your initial question doesn’t make much sense
My recollection was erroneous, as I can’t (easily) find evidence of them rolling over. But the devices in question still got unlocked, so in the end it didn’t matter whether Apple (openly or surreptitiously) cooperated.
Do you have citations for “Apple has rolled over for law enforcement in the past”? I’m wondering if this is country-specific.
Fortunately you can still back up your devices locally, and store your photos locally, and these backups can be encrypted.
I don’t know about other countries, but Apple itself reports that it provided access to customer accounts at the US government’s request 90% of the time
https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/us.html
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With a warrant. Fortunately end to end encryption is still available in the US (for now).
Sure, but if that’s your only concern, then you aren’t really concerned that the toggle is removed in the UK, either
The report is that Apple is removing the user’s ability to disable Apple’s back door, and you asked for evidence that they roll over for law enforcement
If you want governments to have access to a backdoor to what Apple touts as “Privacy,” your initial question doesn’t make much sense
Apple-FBI encryption dispute
My recollection was erroneous, as I can’t (easily) find evidence of them rolling over. But the devices in question still got unlocked, so in the end it didn’t matter whether Apple (openly or surreptitiously) cooperated.