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Unpopular opinion: We users are better off if Apple is "compromising" on something like this at the stage we're in now - especially since nobody forces you to use iCloud Backups - than we'll be when/if the US gov makes Apple an offer it can't refuse and forces a real backdoor master-key on the whole system top to bottom. Assumption: That not going full encrypted backups will prevent the government from having the pol…
Wonder if this will help to kill a meme, about how much Apple cares about users and what great values they have, how they're going to stand for the user, fight with governments, etc. While iPhone itself is pretty secure as a device phone (and Apple makes sure to remind you about that in each ad, public speaking, attacks on competitors, etc), as an ecosystem it's not secure. And it's like that on purpose - there's no…
> Wonder if this will help to kill a meme, aboyt how much Apple cares about users and what great values they have, how they're going to stand for the user, fight with governments, etc. In this instance, Apple decided to continue to not encrypt iCloud backups because, according to one source, > […] the company did not want to risk being attacked by public officials for protecting criminals, sued for moving previously…
iCloud backups are definitely encrypted. They just aren't end-to-end encrypted.
That should have been plainly obvious to any technically knowledgeable user because you don't lose your data forever when you forget your Apple ID password. Or the fact that you can see your photos through a web browser on icloud.com
Wonder if this will help to kill a meme, about how much Apple cares about users and what great values they have, how they're going to stand for the user, fight with governments, etc. While iPhone itself is pretty secure as a device phone (and Apple makes sure to remind you about that in each ad, public speaking, attacks on competitors, etc), as an ecosystem it's not secure. And it's like that on purpose - there's no…
Except plugging it into a PC or Mac with iTunes, toggle a checkbox and set a password. No, it's not effortless, but it's not bad and it's not difficult
What the... I was under the impression that iCloud backups are end-to-end encrypted. This is a HUGE problem.
You ever read the reviews for the MEGA app? Everyone complains that there's no password reset feature. MEGA is fully encrypted so you literally can't reset your password. It says this when you first crate an account and get a recovery key. I don't think the general public would understand end-to-end encrypted backups. It would probably hurt their company if all backups were totally unrecoverable.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mega.nz
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mega.privacy.a...
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> there's no good and easy option to backup your phone other than iCloud. Just plug your phone, click "Backup up". You don't even have to open iTunes anymore, just open "Finder" window. Can't be easier than that.
Tell that to us Windows and Linux people
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The keys that encrypt the iCloud data are never on your device. They don't even need to sniff the keys. They control them.
Apple clearly lists which data is e2e encrypted and which isn’t. The keys that encrypt e2e data is not stored on Apple’s servers.
Wonder if this will help to kill a meme, about how much Apple cares about users and what great values they have, how they're going to stand for the user, fight with governments, etc. While iPhone itself is pretty secure as a device phone (and Apple makes sure to remind you about that in each ad, public speaking, attacks on competitors, etc), as an ecosystem it's not secure. And it's like that on purpose - there's no…
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> iPhone/iPad backups stored locally on iTunes (or Finder, in Catalina) are end-to-end encrypted. Optionally encrypted: https://support.apple.com/sl-si/HT205220
I suppose even if you don't check the box to encrypt, you're still protected by FileVault.
FileVault too is optional: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837