> 2) I have a strong suspicion that those 'enter your Apple ID password because your account needs it' message really means 'a government has requested your data and even though it's encrypted, we will nag you about entering a password, and if you give it, you're a free game'.

Haha I hadn’t thought of that. If true, I must have every government requesting my data frequently as I constantly get bombarded to enter my iCloud password.