Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
www.bbc.com
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end to end encryption.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33197558

BBC News - Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

  • “In a statement Apple said it was “gravely disappointed” that the security feature would no longer be available to British customers.”

Washington post - Apple yanks encrypted storage in U.K. instead of allowing backdoor access

  • reddig33@lemmy.world
    281·
    16 hours ago

    Not really caving. The alternative was to provide the government an encryption backdoor. That’s what the UK feds asked for.

      • SwizzleStick@lemmy.zipEnglish
        81·
        16 hours ago

        The more services that lock out my country, the better.

        Even my home instance has done it.

        Direct consequences are the only way to get it into the thick skulls of the people that This Is Bad.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    27·
    17 hours ago

    For those in the UK: reminder that you can still back up locally to your computer to an encrypted file; you don’t need to use iCloud.

    • evilcultist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      12 hours 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.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        2·
        12 hours ago

        So basically, all of iCloud E2E services xP

        NextCloud provides the same services, so is an option:)

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
      41·
      16 hours ago

      Yeah but not… really. They could all circumvent this easily enough (mailing you bits of your family until you give them the password is a classic technique), this just weakens their own or ally countries with no benefit to them directly. Anyone who they actually want access to is going to be using encryption some other way now, so really this just makes their job more of a pain in the ass.