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Was there a recent announced that Apple will implement e2e encryption or is that speculation?
by hu3 5y ago
Was there a recent announced that Apple will implement e2e encryption or is that speculation?
- phire 5y agoWe know they were working on it several years ago, but abandoned efforts over two years ago due to FBI push objections[1] Maybe they have restarted those efforts, but with some modifications (like this?). It's hard to tell since Apple is a very secretive company, but the exact design of this system does strongly suggest end-to-end encryption of photos. (Why attach a decryption key to positive matches if the photo isn't encrypted?) I guess it's also possible this was a project kicked of years ago before they abandoned the idea of end-to-end backups and it lived on as a zombie. BTW, while I see Apple's PoV here, I don't think I agree with it. I think I'd rather they stick with the status quo. I'm curious what other people prefer: un-encrypted and subpoenable iCloud photos, or on-device CSAM scanning? [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv...
- kemayo 5y agoI have a preference for the on-device scanning + e2e Photos. The overall security seems higher, assuming Apple's claims about photos only being scanned during the upload process are true. (If I don't trust Apple to be telling the truth about that, it's not like I could trust them to not already be scanning all my photos, so...)