Reuters: Apple abandoned full iCloud encryption after FBI complaint

[Chris Smith]

While Apple can’t unlock an end-to-end encrypted iPhone for the police, the company can access iCloud data and share it with law enforcement. That’s because Apple also holds the keys to iCloud backups. But Apple planned a few years ago to let users fully encrypt iCloud backups, but the feature was never released. A new report says that Apple dropped plans to enable full encryption for iCloud after the FBI complained.

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Reuters: Apple abandoned full iCloud encryption after FBI complaint originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 19:05:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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