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📱 UK WON'T have access to your iPhone, but this is very worrying
It has recently become popular to talk about worrying news without taking into account reality, so let's get to it:
The UK government has issued a secret order to Apple under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, known as a "Technical Capability Notice", ordering the company to create a backdoor that would allow access to encrypted data stored in iCloud.
This is intended to do away with the "Advanced Data Protection" encryption that Apple introduced in iCloud that ensures only users have access to their data, not Apple.
It is possible that Apple will abandon "Advanced Data Protection" in the UK, thus allowing it to continue to protect other users, and while this may seem sufficient, it would not really be enough to meet the UK's request.
Some might think that this isn't a problem if you don't live in the UK, but it is, as it affects all users who use iCloud, not just iPhones in the UK, at least according to the UK petition. It's important to note here that iCloud is different from iPhone.
This is a big threat because it means doing something that not even Apple can currently do: access iCloud data and although it is something that is widely used by its users on different devices, it might not be possible to use the iCloud cloud, which is where the main problem lies.
But... will other countries really accept this?
Adding a backdoor for UK authorities to access will make other countries want it too but... What about the countries that are seen as a threat?
They could also gain access, they would "just" have to find the back door, which would already be known to exist.
This is something that goes beyond simply accessing user information; information about a population can be very valuable, especially for other countries that can use it to their advantage in geopolitical terms, which can have serious consequences.
It has recently become popular to talk about worrying news without taking into account reality, so let's get to it:
The UK government has issued a secret order to Apple under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, known as a "Technical Capability Notice", ordering the company to create a backdoor that would allow access to encrypted data stored in iCloud.
This is intended to do away with the "Advanced Data Protection" encryption that Apple introduced in iCloud that ensures only users have access to their data, not Apple.
It is possible that Apple will abandon "Advanced Data Protection" in the UK, thus allowing it to continue to protect other users, and while this may seem sufficient, it would not really be enough to meet the UK's request.
Some might think that this isn't a problem if you don't live in the UK, but it is, as it affects all users who use iCloud, not just iPhones in the UK, at least according to the UK petition. It's important to note here that iCloud is different from iPhone.
This is a big threat because it means doing something that not even Apple can currently do: access iCloud data and although it is something that is widely used by its users on different devices, it might not be possible to use the iCloud cloud, which is where the main problem lies.
But... will other countries really accept this?
Adding a backdoor for UK authorities to access will make other countries want it too but... What about the countries that are seen as a threat?
They could also gain access, they would "just" have to find the back door, which would already be known to exist.
This is something that goes beyond simply accessing user information; information about a population can be very valuable, especially for other countries that can use it to their advantage in geopolitical terms, which can have serious consequences.