England wants a back door to iCloud

[chroix]

US lawmakers want Trump to call out UK Apple iCloud encryption backdoor demand

Home Office iCloud backdoor request slammed by US officials

www.techradar.com

England is demanding that Apple add a back door for their law enforcement to be able to access people’s iCloud accounts. The end result of this is that any government in the world will be able to subpoena your “secure” personal data and request it from England. It also provides a juicy target for hackers as you’re building in a vulnerability. Seems like total BS but wanted to see if anyone here had thoughts on the issue.

 

[chroix]

Got to say, glad the Biden admin isn’t making the call in this one. Feel like they would have come up with a stupid justification smugly connected to identity.

 

[funKYcat75]

Back door.

 

[JonathanW]

No doubt if such a back door were created, it would be HACKED.

 

[chroix]

No doubt if such a back door were created, it would be HACKED.

Beyond the potential for governmental abuse, yes. Absolutely yes. It’s directly enabling and pointing hackers towards the obvious path of least resistance.

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[Hank Camacho]

X-Pac wanted a backdoor to Chyna.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

US lawmakers want Trump to call out UK Apple iCloud encryption backdoor demand

Home Office iCloud backdoor request slammed by US officials

www.techradar.com

England is demanding that Apple add a back door for their law enforcement to be able to access people’s iCloud accounts. The end result of this is that any government in the world will be able to subpoena your “secure” personal data and request it from England. It also provides a juicy target for hackers as you’re building in a vulnerability. Seems like total BS but wanted to see if anyone here had thoughts on the issue.

Apple will politely direct them to the nearest beach where they can pound sand all day.

 

[FirewithFire]

The whole thing is crazy. A secret court and a secret order to view everyone's data worldwide. Nuts. I think that tiny island greatly overestimates their standing in the world.

Apple has already declined and has said they will likely reduce their security services in GB. That won't satisfy the order but it does put the ball back in GBs court.

 

[chroix]

Apple will politely direct them to the nearest beach where they can pound sand all day.

For sure but the EU loves to make these statement kind of moves. I really hope the US takes a hard stance on this one.

 

[warrior-cat]

What could possibly go wrong?

Why would anyone consider such nonsense?

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

Want in one hand and shit in another. See which one gets filled first.

Google Drive>iCloud

 

[IdaCat]

This is how a strong, freedom loving American leader talks to authoritarian leftist Europeans.