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It does set a terrible precedent, but it's possible this is a step towards E2E encryption on iCloud data; a way to comply with the law while preventing law enfo
by macintux 5y ago
It does set a terrible precedent, but it's possible this is a step towards E2E encryption on iCloud data; a way to comply with the law while preventing law enforcement from being able to subpoena other data.
Apple is being its usual cryptic self about this, which is once again breeding uncertainty, but I still have hope in the end this will work out.
- noduerme 5y agoAgain though, what is the guarantee this is only going to be used to scan data uploaded to the cloud? If Apple has the ability to exfiltrate data from a phone at whim, they lose any deniability or leverage they still have with authoritarian regimes that want all the data on a phone. It's not just a terrible precedent, it's a dangerous piece of malware.
- dwaite 5y agoThey of course have the ability to exfiltrate data, they created the hardware and OS. However since this is part of the opt-in iCloud photos sharing mechanism, it doesn’t appear they have started to exfiltrate data without consent.
- noduerme 5y ago>> They of course have the ability to exfiltrate data, they created the hardware and OS. I don't in know why you're assuming they have a backdoor built in already. The whole point is that they don't, but they're going to add one.
- dwaite 5y agoI don’t count this as data exfiltration because it only releases data if you are doing iCloud photos sync, which is opt in. iCloud photo sync has also always been recoverable on the server by government request. So they have always been one software update from non-opt-in data exfiltration and remain so.