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Chinese and Russian governments already got access to every local device, even from Apple itself, with no protest from anyone. Israel can apparently hack into t
by yyyk 7y ago
Chinese and Russian governments already got access to every local device, even from Apple itself, with no protest from anyone. Israel can apparently hack into the devices without a backdoor (according to Cellebrite), and isn't a justified part of your list - it's a democracy not a dictatorship. NK doesn't allow any devices, not that it bothers with any excuses.
- viraptor 7y ago> Chinese and Russian governments already got access to every local device, even from Apple itself, We'll really need sources for claims like that...
- yyyk 7y agohttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/24/apple-moves-to-store-icloud-keys-in-china-raising-human-rights-fears.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/24/apple-moves-to-store-icloud-... * Nearly all iPhone users use iCloud. * If obeying 'local laws' is enough for Apple to allow external access to iCloud, the same logic must apply to the iPhone. * Note that Apple refused similar requests by American courts.
- ineedasername 7y agoThat's a logical deduction, which might be true! But it also might not.
- asveikau 7y agoI really doubt nearly all iPhone users use iCloud. The ones on Hacker News might. I think a regular person would just shrug at prompts to set it up. I feel like most times I hear iCloud mentioned by non techies they are confused about what it is. Like when their storage is out and they get nagged about it.