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Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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Re: Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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iCloud backup alone is worth it. If you have nightly backups and lose your phone you can just buy a new one and restore.

and give law enforcement full access to unencrypted messages woohoo!

And if you dont use icloud backup the judge is going to deny the prosecution access to your devices?

Re: Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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and give law enforcement full access to unencrypted messages woohoo!

And if you dont use icloud backup the judge is going to deny the prosecution access to your devices?

No, but they will have an awful time trying to get into them of course.

Re: Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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and give law enforcement full access to unencrypted messages woohoo!

So it's basically the same as other commonly used messaging services such as email, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram (outside of Secret Chats)?

FB Messenger and WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted by default

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It’ll be interesting if Cloudflare or someone else can release numbers on how many hits they’re getting from Private Relay. I’ve always been curious how many people pay the $2 per month for iCloud.

FWIW, I’ve paid for iCloud for years, no intention to turn the private relay on. That said, if Apple defaults it to on then probably 95% or more of users will leave it enabled.

Why not turn it on?

Re: Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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FWIW, I’ve paid for iCloud for years, no intention to turn the private relay on. That said, if Apple defaults it to on then probably 95% or more of users will leave it enabled.

Why not turn it on?

Don’t feel like sending traffic through Apple or having a potential speed slowdown or technical issue by adding more hops to my requests. I don’t care about my own privacy or about government surveillance of myself.

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So it's basically the same as other commonly used messaging services such as email, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram (outside of Secret Chats)?

FB Messenger and WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted by default

I'm quite sure that FB Messenger is not. They do have an option for secret chats but it is not the default and quite awkward to use (1 device and only mobile last time I used it)

Re: Apple's private relay service does not sit still

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Why not turn it on?

Don’t feel like sending traffic through Apple or having a potential speed slowdown or technical issue by adding more hops to my requests. I don’t care about my own privacy or about government surveillance of myself.

>I don’t care about my own privacy or about government surveillance of myself.

Please post your phone number, bank account name/PIN and home address.

I need them for... reasons.

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