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> That's not really true if Apple also holds copies of your iCloud decryption keys. That is literally the thing that this announcement changes. I see that Hac
by rodgerd 4y ago
> That's not really true if Apple also holds copies of your iCloud decryption keys.
That is literally the thing that this announcement changes.
I see that Hacker News has plummeted below Reddit in the "bothering to check the link" stakes.
- codeguro 4y agoNow we're going in full circle, so I'll just point you to the parent thread: > One must understand that E2EE is used when you don't trust your service provider to handle your data. In other words, the adversary in your threat model is the service provider - and in this case, Apple. And what good is that encryption, if Apple obviously can do almost anything with your device?
- stevenhuang 4y agoIronic, since if you follow the thread you'll learn that since Apple still has complete control of your device, it essentially still has access to the keys.