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> 2) I have a strong suspicion that those 'enter your Apple ID password because your account needs it' message really means 'a government has requested your dat
by minton 7y ago
> 2) I have a strong suspicion that those 'enter your Apple ID password because your account needs it' message really means 'a government has requested your data and even though it's encrypted, we will nag you about entering a password, and if you give it, you're a free game'.
Haha I hadn’t thought of that. If true, I must have every government requesting my data frequently as I constantly get bombarded to enter my iCloud password.
- dmix 7y agoFISA warrants can go multiple hops from the target which with network effects can sweep up tons of unrelated data from random people who happened to interact with someone who interacted with x bad guy. That’s just for domestic surveillance keep in mind.
- cheeze 7y agoSeriously. It drives me nuts just how much my iPad asks me for my password. I'm not all in on Apple's ecosystem so maybe that is why? IDK.