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Apple ditched plans to fully encrypt its iCloud backups two years ago after being pressured by the FBI, it is claimed.
The decision reportedly came after the iPhone giant notified the Feds that it intended to offer users end-to-end encryption for photos, messages, and other data stored on iCloud. Under this plan, Apple would no longer have the key to unlock encrypted data, meaning it would no longer be able provide decrypted backups of its users to the authorities, even under court order.
Crime investigators turn to iCloud backups for evidence when they can't unlock suspects' phones. Encrypting the contents of these backups would thwart such probing.
However, Apple apparently dropped the plan after talks with FBI: the g-men ..
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