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Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Amid Government Backdoor Demands (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 year ago

Reminder that you don’t need to use iCloud backup; local backups still work fine and are encrypted.

[-] evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

I don’t think it’s just the backups. Apple’s site says it’s things “such as” wallet, notes, photos, documents, bookmarks, reminders, voice memos, shortcuts, messages backup, and device backup. The such as seems to imply there’s more.

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is an indicator that every other company staying in the UK is complying with backdoor demands.

[-] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Can governments stop micromanaging things they don’t understand? All they will achieve is inconvenience for people. Anybody who can potentially be targeted such as journalists, criminals, politicians know their attack vector. It’s not 90s when nobody knew shit about computers. Just encrypt on device and upload anywhere. No government will be able to decrypt as long as you are using robust algorithm.

[-] Supernova1051@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

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[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

tbh if the government demanded fediverse servers do this then they'll probably comply as well, I really don't think this is apple's fault as much as i hate them and every similar tech megacorps

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bur what about servers that are not based in the UK? They are not officiallly doing business there, they just happen to be accessible from there. And with Fediverse, you can specifically choose a server that suits your jurisdiction needs.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

that just depends on how comfortable the instance owner is, if i was hosting I'd ip block the UK

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

There's already a few websites that block the uk (lemmy.zip is a good example, lobste.rs plans to block the uk)

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

I am IP-blocked by a lot of things. At some point a large percentage of population just gets used to the fact that VPNs/proxies are now just a mandatory part of the internet usage.

[-] Undertaker@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think so

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I kind of think going no encryption is arguably better than agreeing to a backdoor, since it should make it clear to consumers that they can’t trust it as safe and should probably use an alternative that would be more secure. I don’t know how many trustworthy alternatives really exist on iOS, though, not least because Apple has allegedly used their position to discourage competitors to iCloud.

[-] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

F*ck Britannia, Britannia don’t rule our lives. We never shall be slaves. God save encryption.

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