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  • Re: UK demands back door into encrypted icloud

    From Marion@marion@facts.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,uk.telecom.mobile,alt.privacy on Friday, February 07, 2025 21:56:33
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    On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:03:26 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :


    the United Kingdom is demanding that
    Apple create an encryption backdoor

    In general, these types of articles are brazen propaganda, but I found out something interesting when I searched the same keywords for Google.
    <https://www.google.com/search?q=the+United+Kingdom+is+demanding+that+Google+create+an+encryption+backdoor+to+give+the+government+access+to+end-to-end+encrypted+data>

    It's only Apple that pops up in that search.
    Not Google.

    Why not?
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  • From Alan@nuh-uh@nope.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,uk.telecom.mobile,alt.privacy on Friday, February 07, 2025 16:56:38
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    On 2025-02-07 13:56, Marion wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:03:26 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :


    the United Kingdom is demanding that
    Apple create an encryption backdoor

    In general, these types of articles are brazen propaganda, but I found out something interesting when I searched the same keywords for Google. <https://www.google.com/search? q=the+United+Kingdom+is+demanding+that+Google+create+an+encryption+backdoor+to+give+the+government+access+to+end-to-end+encrypted+data>

    It's only Apple that pops up in that search.
    Not Google.

    Why not?

    'Google would be a bigger target for U.K. officials, because it has made
    the backups for Android phones encrypted by default since 2018. Google spokesman Ed Fernandez declined to say whether any government had sought
    a back door, but implied none have been implemented.'

    That is from the very first hit.

    Shall I go on?
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  • From nospam@nospam@example.net to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,uk.telecom.mobile,alt.privacy on Saturday, February 08, 2025 11:39:13
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy



    On Fri, 7 Feb 2025, Alan wrote:

    On 2025-02-07 13:56, Marion wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:03:26 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :


    the United Kingdom is demanding that
    Apple create an encryption backdoor

    In general, these types of articles are brazen propaganda, but I found out >> something interesting when I searched the same keywords for Google.
    <https://www.google.com/search?
    q=the+United+Kingdom+is+demanding+that+Google+create+an+encryption+backdoor+to+give+the+government+access+to+end-to-end+encrypted+data>

    It's only Apple that pops up in that search.
    Not Google.

    Why not?

    'Google would be a bigger target for U.K. officials, because it has made the backups for Android phones encrypted by default since 2018. Google spokesman Ed Fernandez declined to say whether any government had sought a back door, but implied none have been implemented.'

    That is from the very first hit.

    Shall I go on?

    Ahh... sounds to me like google has implemented a back door. Due to the incompetence of politicians and most public servants, this will, if true,
    sure leak in time.

    Only way to stay safe is through self-hosting, and setting up your own
    iCloud like service.
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