Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained (2020)

Re:Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups afte... by r00fus on Thursday January 14, 2021 @11:39AM (#25778455)

For those who can avoid using iMessage for meaningful discussion, that's why we have Signal/Telegram/etc. Also it takes that extra effort to piece together evidence if you have to search someone else's phone for my data.

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Re:Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups afte... by daxelrod on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:17PM (#25781895)

Wouldn't the data stores of these apps be included in iCloud backups too?

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Re:Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups afte... by r00fus on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:54PM (#25782341)

https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/6qcxx7/is_signal_da...

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Re:Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups afte... by daxelrod on Thursday January 14, 2021 @06:24PM (#25784515)

Thank you! I didn’t actually realize it was possible for apps to exclude their data from backup.

Here it is from their own docs: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-Ne...

> An iTunes or iCloud backup does not contain any of your message history. Only new messages, not conversation history, will be displayed.

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