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I couldn't find anything that describes whether Apple can access your iCloud data in response to a law enforcement request. (I.e., whether it's encrypted in sit
by pc 12y ago
I couldn't find anything that describes whether Apple can access your iCloud data in response to a law enforcement request. (I.e., whether it's encrypted in situ.) Does anyone know?
- patio11 12y agoApple will provide iCloud data in response to search warrants. Horse's mouth: https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/law-enforcement/ https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/law-enforcement/
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- stdgy 12y agoAll your iCloud content is encrypted in transit and, in most cases, when stored (see below). If we use third-party vendors to store your data, we encrypt it and never give them the keys. Apple retains the encryption keys in our own data centers, so you can back up, sync, and share your iCloud data. If I'm reading this correctly, it looks like most things are encrypted while on iCloud. Namely: - Photost - Documents - Calendars - Contacts - iCloud Keychain - Backup - Bookmarks - Reminders - Find My iPhone - Find My Friends But these aren't encrypted on iCloud: - Mail and Notes (Though they are encrypted in transit) I would think this means that Apple is able to hand over Mail and Notes data sans encryption? On another page it reads: On devices running iOS 8, your personal data such as photos, messages (including attachments), email, contacts, call history, iTunes content, notes, and reminders is placed under the protection of your passcode. Unlike our competitors, Apple cannot bypass your passcode and therefore cannot access this data. I read this to apply only to items stored on the device itself. Not on iCloud. But I hope I'm reading this wrong, and Mail storage is indeed encrypted on iCloud.
- pc 12y ago> If I'm reading this correctly, it looks like most things are encrypted while on iCloud. [...] If that list is accurate, that's great.
- foobarqux 12y agoIt doesn't matter what is encrypted, Apple has the keys, as the paragraph you quoted notes.
- stdgy 12y agoI thought that the data would be encrypted with your device's key, not Apple's key. Here's a quote of his from the Charlie Rose interview: We’re not reading your email, we’re not reading your iMessages. If the government laid a subpoena on us to get your iMessages, we can’t provide it. It’s encrypted and we don’t have the key. Perhaps that's not the case? Or rather, perhaps that's literally only the case with iMessage? I don't think iMessages are ever stored on iCloud, and instead only ever propagate from device to device...
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- foobarqux 12y agoI am pretty sure you can retrieve data on multiple devices and also restore without the phone. All of which is moot since Apple can simply be ordered to write software to leak or capture passwords and decryption keys.
- sigzero 12y agoAnd Apple can say "Nope" and make it all very public and take it all to the SCOTUS.