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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by nl on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:18AM (#27093682)
Saying that defaults are insecure (which is the case here) is different to the claim there is a backdoor.

A backdoor is a very specific claim that isn't backed up.

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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by sneak on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:25AM (#27093717)
Key escrow for the FBI was a cryptographic backdoor during the crypto wars in the 90s, and it is still the same today.

Defaults matter.

Apple had a plan to secure it, and (I understand) a partial implementation. It was killed specifically to aid surveillance capabilities. If that isn't a backdoor, I don't know what is.

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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:35AM (#27093757)
There's still people willing to claim USA government law enforcement and security agencies don't have privileged access to US big tech company data.

You're not going to find proof in the EULA.

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