Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained

Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by andreasley on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:19AM (#22107649)

While Apple doesn't force its users to use iCloud, they also don't provide an alternative way to do full backups of iOS/iPadOS devices over a network. Yes, you can plug an iPhone into a Mac, but that doesn't scale.

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by proidgeree1 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:34AM (#22107788)

You can set local auto backup over wifi in itunes right?

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by vngzs on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:09AM (#22108161)

Here's a source indicating that from 2018:

https://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/ios-tutorials/backu...

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by damnyou on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @12:22PM (#22108990)

If you have a computer available that can run iTunes, sure.

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by andreasley on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @06:03AM (#22116416)

Yes, but that only works in local networks and after connecting via USB once – and the backup is always stored on a single computer. So it may be acceptable for personal usage, but not suited for an enterprise environment where you want to centrally manage hundreds of devices and provide some redundancy for your backup system.

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by proidgeree1 on Saturday January 25, 2020 @08:13PM (#22149747)

I guess I don’t understand this point. This is exactly what ios mdm backup is for. Relying on users backing up their personal icloud accounts for work seems highly problematic. If they are work icloud accounts... usb should not be a problem since you are probably provisioning the devices, and the itunes backup approach over your intranet seems actually ideal.

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