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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by Proziam on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:07PM (#22112183)
HN is among the most technologically-literate demographics in the world. Using HN as a control group to say that it's been 'known and talked about' is a bit disingenuous when we're the proverbial 1% who are in the know. Meanwhile, the other 99% are left trusting Apple's advertising.
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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by artificial on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @09:08PM (#22113888)
Just to understand this better is it that Apple is misleading or the public is uninformed? Trusting 3rd parties should default to “others have access including law enforcement” behavior.
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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by catalogia on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:07PM (#22114216)
> "Just to understand this better is it that Apple is misleading or the public is uninformed?"

That's a false dichotomy. I'd say both are true. Both are usually true.

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by netheril96 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:15PM (#22114254)
Yet many HNers did not know about this before today. Even more evidence how misleading Apple has been on this.
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