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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by alasdair_ on Thursday June 25, 2020 @10:25PM (#23648083)
>Source for it being encrypted: https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202303 (but it says iOS 13 is required for that).

Does it restore (by default) if you buy a new iPhone? If yes, then Apple stores a copy of your key to go along with the encrypted data. If it is restorable, it's technically encrypted, but in practice Apple (and whomever Apple decrees) have access to it anyway.

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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by saagarjha on Friday June 26, 2020 @12:39AM (#23648773)
A more specific test would be to check if it restores once you remove all other iOS devices that could possibly share a key with you to decrypt it.
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Re:When you type realty.com into Safari it takes you to real... by chungus_khan on Friday June 26, 2020 @08:36AM (#23651266)
It's not much better if Apple controls the mechanism for key sharing anyway.
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