Comment on Apple Envy
xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks agoI would agree insomuch as Google’s privacy issues are better known.
Nonetheless, we are comparing two jail cells. One has a finger-puzzle that opens the cell-doors than the secure jail (and an obvious surveillance camera), and the other one is securely locked with a less-obvious/hidden camera (iphone backups)… and the issue at hand is they want to remove the finger-puzzle because the captives keep opening it to let baddies join them.
kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
iphone cloud backups are encrypted, and can be turned off very easily. Local backups to a pc can also be encrypted if you want.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
That didn’t stop Apple from handing over backups to the FBI that were swiftly decrypted after several high profile incidents (like the San Bernadino shooting), and I assume it would be even less difficult for them to fork over info for another Snowden if they use Apple products.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Didn’t Apple deny the FBI access for the San Bernardino shooting?
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Apple provided the icloud backups. Apple did not provide the decryption key for unlocking the phone directly.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Encrypted doesnt necessarily matter. I dont trust apple to not give up the keys.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
They’ve always refused in the past…
djehuti@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Because guess what? They don’t have them. They don’t want them. Apple’s business is selling hardware, not collecting your data that they would then be liable for. Their business model is not predicated on data mining and collection. Google’s is.
This is not to absolve Apple; they are after all a major corporation and therefore inherently evil prima facie. But I don’t worry about them selling or leaking my data.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I know for a while that was true?