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iCloud Backup not e2e encrypted, Apple still begs you to use it
- londons_explore 5y agoGoogle's Android backup is similarly not e2e encrypted.
- zibzab 5y agoIIRC at least chrome can be. With that said, I would prefer cloud services to act as dumb storage for encrypted block devices I think Mega was the only one that supported that
- lern_too_spel 5y agoThis doesn't appear to be true. https://www.androidcentral.com/apple-may-have-ditched-encrypted-backups-google-hasnt https://www.androidcentral.com/apple-may-have-ditched-encryp...
- londons_explore 5y agoGoogles approach depends on their security chip located in their datacenter and not auditable by anybody... The usual definition of "end to end" doesn't include that...
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- lern_too_spel 5y agoYou seem to have misread the post. The data is encrypted using a key on the device. It is end-to-end encrypted. The key is encrypted on device and backed up to Google and protected by a security chip that requires verification from the device to retrieve (unwrap the Titan encryption), which neither Google nor anybody else can pass because the security chip would lock them out after too many attempts. Even if they were to succeed in retrieving it, they would not be able to unwrap the device encryption of the key.
- skoskie 5y agoThere seems to be widespread misunderstanding between encryption in transit and encryption at rest. This tweet is focused on data at rest. The connection between your phone and Apple is encrypted.