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It's also a good argument for making full-device encryption without backdoors the default. Even Apple themselves shouldn't be able to access your stuff.

• jaywalk 5y ago
  Well, Apple's devices do have that. As the article mentions, the problem is that they tell you to disable that very protection before sending in your device.
• gumby 5y ago
  This is the situation* — Apple can’t access your data unless you ship them your device unlocked, as the victim did. Not victim shaming: according to the article this is what Apple tells you to do. * cough cellbrite.
  • karmakaze 5y ago
    This might be true on the device, but if it's synced with iCloud the rules[0] are different. > iCloud secures your information by encrypting it when it's in transit, storing it in iCloud in an encrypted format, and using secure tokens for authentication. For certain sensitive information, Apple uses end-to-end encryption. This means that only you can access your information, and only on devices where you’re signed into iCloud. No one else, not even Apple, can access end-to-end encrypted information. > End-to-end encryption requires that you have two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID. Keeping your software up-to-date and using two-factor authentication are the most important things that you can do to maintain the security of your devices and data. Then it lists what is end-to-end encrypted when the criteria is met, mail, photos, messages are not listed. [0] https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202303