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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by EGreg on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:32AM (#22108399)
Yes it does. The password and other secret data can be sent in ways that are not end-to-end encrypted.
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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by SahAssar on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:51PM (#22122935)
If the password is sent to the server and the data can be decrypted with the password then it's not end-to-end encrypted.
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