Apple has withdrawn its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted...
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    29·
    4 months ago

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

    • evilcultist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      4 months 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.

  • Lysergid@lemmy.ml
    6·
    4 months 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.

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
      263·
      4 months 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

    • jqubed@lemmy.world
      161·
      4 months 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·
    4 months ago

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

    • GiveOver@feddit.uk
      32·
      4 months ago

      Yeah we don’t have enough American news, we should start reframing other countries’ news into how it affects America

        • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
          73·
          4 months ago

          That stretch of logic sounds an awful lot, like a post-hoc justification after learning it wasn’t about the US. But ok

            • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
              31·
              4 months ago

              I don’t doubt that. But its still a large stretch, to think the UK passed a law applying to all UK citizens, specifically to give the US access to a few thousand dual citizens.

              I’m thinking LoudWaterHombre was right. You simply have an extremely US centric mindset.

                • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
                  3·
                  4 months ago

                  Now you’re moving the goal post, and pointing to a slippery slope, still trying to justify your original misunderstanding. It’s alright to be wrong sometimes.