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Re:Apple’s Mistake by heavyset_go on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:51PM (#28121550)
> The files that iCloud Photos stores are encrypted to your account and Apple can't access them.

This is false[1]. Apple can decrypt them, and they can decrypt them and send them to law enforcement should they get subpoenas. They're encrypted at rest with keys that Apple has.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51207744

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Re:Apple’s Mistake by danudey on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:11PM (#28121767)
This article is about iCloud backups. It doesn't say either way whether or not iCloud Photos are encrypted.
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Re:Apple’s Mistake by aborsy on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:06PM (#28122327)
Apple’s website clearly states what components are e2e encrypted. iCloud photos is not one of them:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303

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