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except apple has the tech to not be able to share it. they use this for some of your data. but intentionally not for icloud. it’s probably nothing to do with U
by jiveturkey 6y ago
except apple has the tech to not be able to share it. they use this for some of your data. but intentionally not for icloud.
it’s probably nothing to do with USA law enforcement. my reasonable guess is they don’t care much and would go full private. i think the reason here is china. that way they don’t have to have a separate china policy which would draw undue attention to that point.
- iknowstuff 6y agoReuters says it was because of the US as well: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv...
- jiveturkey 6y agoTo the degree that's true, my guess is that, just like China, it's to manage public perception. That is, not "because of the US", ie some policy forced upon them.