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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoDo you have citations for “Apple has rolled over for law enforcement in the past”? I’m wondering if this is country-specific. Fortunately you can still back up your devices locally, and store your photos locally, and these backups can be encrypted.
minus-squaredrop_and_run@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·1 day agoApple-FBI encryption dispute My recollection was erroneous, as I can’t (easily) find evidence of them rolling over. But the devices in question still got unlocked, so in the end it didn’t matter whether Apple (openly or surreptitiously) cooperated.
Do you have citations for “Apple has rolled over for law enforcement in the past”? I’m wondering if this is country-specific.
Fortunately you can still back up your devices locally, and store your photos locally, and these backups can be encrypted.
Apple-FBI encryption dispute
My recollection was erroneous, as I can’t (easily) find evidence of them rolling over. But the devices in question still got unlocked, so in the end it didn’t matter whether Apple (openly or surreptitiously) cooperated.