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There is a theory that they might want to e2e encrypt iCloud and this was a prerequisite. Maybe it's just wishful thinking though.
by yreg 5y ago
There is a theory that they might want to e2e encrypt iCloud and this was a prerequisite. Maybe it's just wishful thinking though.
- sneak 5y agoApple has previously attempted to e2e device backups and voluntarily declined to launch the feature (after already doing design/code on it) when the FBI asked them not to (not under any legal compulsion). Apple as a whole organization doesn't care about end user privacy. People claiming such are ignorant of the facts and are repeating Apple's marketing narrative.
- yreg 5y agoOf course Apple cares about privacy to the extent it benefits their business. They are not a data company, for them user data are a liability. Legal compulsion or not, FBI was somehow obviously able to force them to abandon iCloud e2ee and now NCMEC (or whoever) was able to force them to do this.