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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.

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Absolutely ridiculous. So glad I cut my tether to Apple last year. Now I try to stick with a separate service per need instead of putting all my eggs in the same basket. Worst case scenario I can switch out individual services if something bad happens or if any of the services become bad actors. The scary thing about Apple and Google is that many people literally have their entire digital lives with them.
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
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↩ replying to npub1k50r...95xh
Thanks. It’s a disgusting law and an amazing word salad too. It’s not straightforward though, and doesn’t apply to be being stopped by police in the street etc. Any law like this that requires high level approval, will be used rarely and will only be deemed proportionate for serious cases. The person would have also need to have been arrested or had a warrant issued against them. I’m not excusing or defending it though. It’s a good example of the never ending creep of authoritarianism. It’s gonna be really hard to prove against individuals too, where “I’ve forgotten” would go a long way.
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
View quoted note →
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One issue with iphones and android phones with goog accounts that that are always reporting back to HQ. Another is that they both have advertising IDs that are tracked across all sites you visit. I personally prefer a phone that doesn't do those things. Yes, not using icloud is better than using icloud. But there are many many levels to the ways that the harvest you.
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
View quoted note →
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
View quoted note →
Haha not on our world. See ya!
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
View quoted note →
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Believe it or not, many people are scared they can't properly protect that private key and lose everything. Wouldn't doubt some think the same about Bitcoin. This is where multisig might come in handy, whether through family members, trusted friends, hardware keys, whatever, but that could be the bridge that helps them cross to being more independent.
Do not do cloud backups. Go local or just yolo on device. Or some guy with bad teeth will have access to all your passwords, photos emails, etc. #fckthisdystopia
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The Verge
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
View quoted note →
It would be much worse living in the UK these days than most places. I think all phones are already compromised at the hardware level. Even grapheneOS can’t compete with hardware level spying. Real anarchist and cypherpunks died a long time ago. Maybe a few left here and there in the aftermath.
Many alternatives to consider... Proton Drive, Mega , your own device with Next cloud, running maybe Umbrel, or Start9... but come on everyone... Apple users are there for the convenience, the artistic rendition of that convenience and maybe even the mirroring of the people they admire have them. Apple iCloud is expensive but it's convenient. To sell better security, you need to also educate the inconvenience that will come around it that is supposed to be valued for that extra privacy/security. So if you don't value that extra privacy, they ain't going to care that much about their privacy.
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