#iCloud Data

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

Apple is making good on its threat to the UK: iCloud will no longer allow British customers to activate advanced end-to-end encryption, the company announced on Friday. This means that important data such as iCloud backups, iMessage chats and photos can no longer be fully encrypted there.

Apple is apparently reacting to the fact that a backdoor for iCloud has been demanded in the UK: According to media reports, the government has instructed the company in a secret order to create corresponding access options to such data, which was previously properly protected by end-to-end encryption (...)

[affairsmastery]

Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for UK users, a move prompted by government demands for access to cloud data. ADP, which offered end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups, will no longer be available for new users, while existing users must eventually disable it.

This decision weakens iCloud security, allowing Apple to access user data, such as iMessages, when legally compelled. Critics warn this leaves UK users vulnerable to privacy risks, as governments and tech giants clash over encryption. Apple expressed disappointment, citing rising data breaches, but emphasized its commitment to avoiding backdoors that could be exploited by hackers. The change highlights the ongoing tension between privacy and surveillance in the digital age.

[thoughtportal]

The UK government has demanded that Apple creates a backdoor in its encrypted cloud service, in a confrontation that challenges the US tech firm’s avowed stance on protecting user privacy.

The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Home Office had issued a “technical capability notice” under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which requires companies to assist law enforcement in providing evidence.

The demand, issued last month, relates to Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) service, which heavily encrypts personal data uploaded and stored remotely in Apple’s cloud servers, according to the Post, which said this was a “blanket” request that applied to any Apple user worldwide. The ADP service uses end-to-end encryption, a form of security that means only the account holder can decrypt the files and no one else can – including Apple.

Apple declined to comment. However, in a submission to parliament last year it flagged its concerns about the IPA, saying it provided the government with “authority to issue secret orders requiring providers to break encryption by inserting backdoors into their software products”.

Apple touts privacy as one of its “core values” and describes it as a “fundamental human right”.

The Apple document refers to the ADP feature, claiming that “reporters and technical experts across the globe” welcomed it as an “invaluable protection” for private data.

The submission also indicates that Apple would refuse to cooperate with a request, saying the company would “never build a backdoor” and would rather withdraw “critical safety features” from the UK market.

However, the submission also points out that the IPA allows the UK government to impose requirements on companies based in other countries that apply to users globally.

Alan Woodward, a professor of cybersecurity at Surrey University, said the UK government had “lit the blue touch paper on a truly enormous fight in the never-ending saga of the encryption debate”.

He added: “I don’t see how this is to be resolved, as Apple has made such a big point of privacy for users. If they accede to this technical notice their reputation will be in tatters. They’re bound to challenge it.”

End-to-end encryption has become a battleground between successive UK governments and tech companies, with ministers arguing that the technology prevents law enforcement agencies from tackling criminals, including child abusers.

Companies are also barred from revealing whether they have received a technology capability notice under the IPA. The Washington Post reported that by the time Apple made its submission in March last year the US-based company had been informed that a notice might be served on it. The newspaper said the Biden administration had been tracking the matter since the UK government told Apple it might demand access, and Apple had said it would refuse.

A Home Office spokesperson said: “We do not comment on operational matters, including, for example, confirming or denying the existence of any such notices.”

The submission related to amendments to the IPA passed last year under Rishi Sunak’s government and included giving ministers power to clear in advance any product changes that could alter the UK government’s ability to access users’ data.

One expert warned that the multinational nature of the order could lead to a clash with the EU, which has an agreement with the UK allowing the free flow of personal data between the EU and UK – such as a company in Europe using a datacentre in the UK. The agreement comes up for review this year.

“This may provide a backdoor for access to European citizen data which could go against our ability to retain the rights to share personal data without restriction between the UK and Europe,” said Ross McKenzie, a data protection partner at the UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard.

[mrsimqle]

hiii~✨ for the constellation ask game :

andromeda ⟢ what is a world record you think you could totally beat if you really wanted to?

Hi!! I could definitely beat the record for using up device storage the fastest

[diagnozabam]

Apple cedează presiunilor autorităților britanice: Criptarea end-to-end pentru iCloud, dezactivată în Marea Britanie

Apple a confirmat oficial că renunță la criptarea end-to-end oferită prin sistemul Advanced Data Protection (ADP) pentru utilizatorii iCloud cu conturi nou create în Regatul Unit, urmând ca și utilizatorii existenți să fie afectați de această decizie. Acest pas marchează un compromis semnificativ în politica de confidențialitate a companiei americane, realizat în urma presiunilor exercitate de…

[thoughtlessarse]

Apple has taken the unprecedented step of removing its strongest data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded “backdoor” access to user data. UK users will no longer have access to the advanced data protection (ADP) tool, which uses end-to-end encryption to allow only account holders to view items such as photos or documents they have stored online in the iCloud storage service. Apple said it was “gravely disappointed” that it would no longer be able to offer the security feature to British customers, after the UK government asked for the right to see the data. It said the removal of the tool would make users more vulnerable to data breaches from bad actors, and other threats to customer privacy. It would also mean all data was accessible by Apple, which could share it with law enforcement if they had a warrant. Earlier this month the Home Office served Apple a request under the Investigatory Powers Act, which compels firms to provide information to law enforcement agencies, asking for the right to see users’ encrypted data, which currently not even Apple can access. After the change at 3pm on Friday, new users had no access to the ADP tool and existing users would need to disable the security feature at a later date. Messaging services like iMessage and FaceTime would remain end-to-end encrypted by default. Apple said: “We are gravely disappointed that the protections provided by ADP will not be available to our customers in the UK given the continuing rise of data breaches and other threats to customer privacy. Enhancing the security of cloud storage with end-to-end encryption is more urgent than ever before.

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Not to worry, UK iPhone users, the UK government will never misuse this power, and I'm sure the threat of security breaches is a small price to pay so that the government can snoop on you.

Time to buy a large capacity external drive if you live in the UK.

[newslink7com]

🚨 UK vs. Apple: A Battle Over Your Privacy! 🚨

Britain is demanding unprecedented access to Apple’s encrypted iCloud data—raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Will Apple fight back or shut down encrypted storage in the UK? 🔥

👉 Read the full story at NewsLink7.com

🚨 UK vs. Apple: A Battle Over Your Privacy! 🚨

Britain is demanding unprecedented access to Apple’s encrypted iCloud data—raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Will Apple fight back or shut down encrypted storage in the UK? 🔥

👉 Read the full story at NewsLink7.com

[royalfilm]

Listen not to be all doomsday but I studied media and I’m getting my masters in Library and Information Science and I think people need to hear this:

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING IMPORTANT TO YOU ON A CLOUD SERVICE, BACK IT UP TO A PHYSICAL DRIVE.

And back that up, too. This applies globally. Data centers and underwater sea cables are being targeted and will continue to be targeted if there is another major war. Back up your digital stuff.

[ineffabeatlemindpalace]

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[ruttotohtori]

Sekä EU:ssa että Suomessa on vireillä hankkeita, jotka mahdollistavat ihmisten yksityisen pikaviestinnän salakuuntelun myös ilman rikosepäilyä.

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Samansisältöistä lakia on yritetty ajaa EU:ssa läpi jo useita kertoja. CSAM- eli CAM-lain oli määrä estää lapsiin kohdistuvaa seksuaaliväkivaltaa tunnistamalla kansalaisten laitteilta lähetettävää laitonta materiaalia. Jos ehdotus olisi toteutunut, kaikki puhelimella lähetettävä video- ja kuvamateriaali olisi käyty automaattisesti läpi ilman erillistä rikosepäilyä. Lakiesityksen vastustajat alkoivat käyttää laista nimeä Chat control, mikä viittaa yksityiskeskustelujen seuraamiseen. Kriitikoiden mukaan lailla olisi luotu puhelimiin ja tietokoneisiin pysyvä takaovi, joka olisi mahdollistanut muun muassa itsevaltaisille maille laajan kansalaistensa tarkkailun. He ovat myös huomauttaneet, että viestinnän salaus on hyvin suoraviivainen asia: se joko on olemassa tai sitten ei. Viime vuonna Unkarin ajama lakiesitys kaatui, sillä se ei saanut EU-maiden enemmistöä taakseen. Suomessa hanke kaatui eduskunnan perustuslakivaliokunnassa.

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Samaan aikaan Suomessa selvitetään, tulisiko perustuslakia muuttaa niin, että se mahdollistaisi kansalaisten entistä tehokkaamman seurannan rikostiedustelun sekä siviili- ja sotilastiedustelun keinoin. Selvitys on kirjattu hallitusohjelmaan.

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Perustuslakiin tehtävät tarkistukset koskisivat 10. pykälää, jossa turvataan kansalaisten yksityiselämä, kunnia ja kotirauha. Lain mukaan myös kirjeen, puhelun ja muun luottamuksellisen viestin salaisuus on loukkaamaton.

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Kyse on laajemmasta kansainvälisestä trendistä. Apple ei enää tarjoa Britanniassa iCloud-palvelussaan korkeinta turvatasoaan Advanced Data Protectionia uusille asiakkaille hallituksen tietopyyntöjen vuoksi. Myös nykyiset käyttäjät saattavat menettää sen.

[letters-to-lgbt-kids]

This is a serious question regarding the new laws that will be put into place.

I (a uterus-having individual) use the default-installed Apple Heath app on my iPhone to track things that are going on in case of an emergency. This includes my period data, for which there thankfully isn't much logged due to the fact that I just got this phone last month. I can't get a purely offline app because my mom won't let me, and the parental controls prevent me from de-syncing my app data from iCloud, so is my best bet to just require Face ID to access the info on my phone?

I can't keep up with physically tracking my data due to memory issues and executive dysfunction, so this is my only option. Would it be more worth it for me to just memorize everything or do I absolutely have to track physically? With great concern, - a minor with no other choice

I think it’s good that you want to take steps to keep your data (and yourself) safe. I’ll open this question up for my American readers - they may be able to give you a more accurate assessment of the situation than I can.

Who can help out anon with some information?

[darkmaga-returns]

Imagine waking up one morning to find out your government has demanded the master key to every digital iPhone lock on Earth — without telling anyone. That’s exactly what British security officials have tried to pull off, secretly ordering Apple to build a backdoor into iCloud that would allow them to decrypt any user’s data, anywhere in the world. Yes, not just suspected criminals, not just UK citizens — everyone. And they don’t even want Apple to talk about it.

This breathtakingly authoritarian stunt, first reported by The Washington Post, is one of the most aggressive attempts to dismantle digital privacy ever attempted by a so-called Western democracy. It’s the kind of thing you’d expect from regimes that plaster their leader’s face on every street corner, not from a country that still pretends to believe in civil liberties.

[tofueatingwokerati]

The UK no longer has end to end encryption thanks to Keir Starmer’s Labour government reanimating the zombie policy that is the Snoopers Charter, first peddled by Theresa May’s Tory government and rejected by the public.

Apple withdrawing end-to-end encrypted backups from the UK "creates a dangerous precedent which authoritarian countries will surely follow".

UK now likened to authoritarian regimes and why Starmer won’t challenge Trump since he is in lock step with US policies, openly goes after sick, disabled, pensioners and poorest, increasing their hardship rather than tax the mega rich. US policy is UK policy.

So what does this mean for Apple users in the UK?

All your data in the cloud is no longer secure in comparison to having ADP enabled and can be accessed by the government upon request. The GDPR is all but dead in the UK, there are now so many government policies that snoop on us by the back door with even news outlets online now charging us for access without *cookies enabled (data farming you whilst you read with no option to opt out unless you pay)

I checked with the ICO myself and it is a fully approved policy despite its contradiction to the rights of consent, removed in the process.

If you want a workaround here are my suggestions

Cancel your iCloud storage, your data will stay on the cloud until the renewal date, use that time to back it up locally or on a flash drive.

Change your iMessage settings to delete audio messages after 2 minutes and permanently delete messages after 30 days.

Alternatively, use a third party messaging app with a delete on read feature and disable Apple iMessage altogether.

If you are tech savvy you can set up a USB drive or flash drive directly into your router hub (you should have at least one USB slot, some have two) and use FTP to back up over wifi, you can do this on any device, you don’t need a desktop.

Use a VPN service or set one up. If you’re really technical you can use a Raspberry Pi to do this, but you will need to hard code it. Think Mr Robot.

This change does not impact sensitive data like medical details which remain end to end encrypted.

If you want to learn more on the sweeping bills being pushed through government and any action your can take visit Big Brother Watch: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk

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[galaxywarp]

PLEASE give your thoughts on responsible data backing up because i don't know anything about it or computers beyond my google drive (which is full, and i hate google). or reblog your last post about it if it's back there!! I'm so poor and scared for my artwork :')

3-2-1 backup method never fails:

3 TOTAL copies of your file (at least): the original, and two duplicates

2 DIFFERENT storage methods for the file

1 OFFSITE backup

Simplest example:

You have a picture you want to back up. Let’s call it Picture.jpg. You make a copy of this picture and put it on a flash drive and store the flash drive somewhere safe. You also use a cloud service such as google drive or onedrive or icloud etc to make a copy

Now you have 3 total copies of your picture. The original, and two back ups that are in 2 different locations: one on a flash drive and one in a cloud.

The cloud exists OFFSITE. it’s not in your home. so in case there’s some sort of natural disaster or fire or robbery, your picture is safe. You can also fulfill this requirement by putting a flash drive somewhere safe, such as at a trusted friend or family’s home. But you want to make sure at least one backup is offsite. Because think about it, if your room flooded and ruined both your computer/phone and your flash drive, you would lose your picture unless a copy exists somewhere else.

There’s countless different ways to utilize this method and it all depends on what your own personal needs are. You may use CDs instead of flash drives if you’re backing up music. You may go as far as I did and make your own server for offsite file storage. But from beginner to advanced, the 3-2-1 method will keep your files safe.

[ms-hells-bells]

for some reason, my almost 10 year old ipad 2 suddenly has an activation lock screen up, and my apple id looks to be no longer supported, i don't know why.

there's literally nothing i can do, as you need evidence of ownership to get apple to remove the lock, and mum bought this NINE YEARS AGO. and even if they did do it, them removing the lock forcibly deletes all data on it, which would completely brick the device as the ios is so old that the apps only work because they were downloaded before the ios was no longer supported, i can't redownload them.

this device has years and years of memories, and the icloud account not working means i won't even be able to restore things after.

bro i am so sad.