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The article reports that it will be disabled for existing users at a later date.
by tomwphillips 2y ago
The article reports that it will be disabled for existing users at a later date.
- basisword 2y agoI'm guessing this is because they haven't figured out a way to do it yet. I'm not very well versed in how these systems work but surely this type of encryption can't be disabled by Apple remotely (or they would have that backdoor they don't want)?
- neilalexander 2y agoThey will either just automatically turn it off in a future device software update, or they'll just post a deadline after which they will delete user data and prevent sync if it isn't disabled by the user.
- robinhouston 2y agoThe Bloomberg article has a little more detail about this: > Customers already using Advanced Data Protection, or ADP, will need to manually disable it during an unspecified grace period to keep their iCloud accounts. The company said it will issue additional guidance in the future to affected users and that it does not have the ability to automatically disable it on their behalf.
- basisword 2y agoWow, thanks for sharing! I thought that might be the case but "disable it or we'll have to nuke your data" seems so extreme I thought there must be a better way.
- george_perez 2y agoI'm thinking that by losing their iCloud account is just means it will be blocked from syncing anything with Apple's servers.
- int_19h 2y agoAnything else would be indicative of ADP encryption not working the way they said it does.
- snowwrestler 2y agoThe “grace period” will also function nicely as a period of time for UK citizens to shout at their government representatives about this.