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That may be true, but Reuters reported that Apple had a plan for it (which means they felt it was workable) and dropped it due to pressure from FBI/DOJ. https:

That may be true, but Reuters reported that Apple had a plan for it (which means they felt it was workable) and dropped it due to pressure from FBI/DOJ. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv... Also, there are many users who would benefit from e2ee iCloud backups who are not targets of NSO Group-type attacks, so I don't think it makes sense to make it only available in "Lockdown Mode".

mercutio2 4y ago
I was all prepared to answer this with "so Reuters reporting something makes it true?", only to discover that, in fact, Reuters reported no such thing. Reuters makes two claims: 1) The FBI talked to Apple (duh) 2) An unannounced plan to implement fully E2EE backups was no longer discussed with the FBI at their next meeting Both of those things might be true! Reuters isn't known for just making stuff like this up, like, say Bloomberg, but the article specifically says: "When Apple spoke privately to the FBI about its work on phone security the following year, the end-to-end encryption plan had been dropped, according to the six sources. Reuters could not determine why exactly Apple dropped the plan." So we've got an unannounced product, which the FBI didn't like, which Apple stopped talking to the FBI about (according to some leakers at the FBI). This does not add up to "Apple dropped plans due to pressure from [the] FBI/DOJ". It adds up to "secretive company discusses plans with secretive agency, and some stuff about that conversation leaked".
stjohnswarts 4y ago
I would suggest that if you're doing anything illegal in the country you're staying in, turn off icloud sync at the least, and best policy is don't use an iphone but use an android with an open source operating system like graphene OS

mercutio2 4y ago

I was all prepared to answer this with "so Reuters reporting something makes it true?", only to discover that, in fact, Reuters reported no such thing. Reuters makes two claims: 1) The FBI talked to Apple (duh) 2) An unannounced plan to implement fully E2EE backups was no longer discussed with the FBI at their next meeting Both of those things might be true! Reuters isn't known for just making stuff like this up, like, say Bloomberg, but the article specifically says: "When Apple spoke privately to the FBI about its work on phone security the following year, the end-to-end encryption plan had been dropped, according to the six sources. Reuters could not determine why exactly Apple dropped the plan." So we've got an unannounced product, which the FBI didn't like, which Apple stopped talking to the FBI about (according to some leakers at the FBI). This does not add up to "Apple dropped plans due to pressure from [the] FBI/DOJ". It adds up to "secretive company discusses plans with secretive agency, and some stuff about that conversation leaked".

stjohnswarts 4y ago

I would suggest that if you're doing anything illegal in the country you're staying in, turn off icloud sync at the least, and best policy is don't use an iphone but use an android with an open source operating system like graphene OS