Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E encrypted)

Re:Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E en... by threeseed on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:32PM (#28341699)

Apple is right here though.

Those cards are easily forged and there is nothing you can realistically do to prove the laptop is yours without also allowing thieves/criminals to prove it's theirs. And so they have to err on the side of caution.

The onus lies on you to keep backups.

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Re:Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E en... by threatofrain on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:41PM (#28341766)

You can't backup a laptop, only your data. The laptop costs a lot. What Apple was "protecting" is the hardware value of the laptop, not any data.

Also, Apple eventually unlocked the laptop.

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Re:Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E en... by threeseed on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:53PM (#28341835)

But you can always boot into Recovery mode and wipe the disk.

In this case you are wanting to keep the data as well.

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Re:Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E en... by threatofrain on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:11PM (#28341965)

There was no interest to keep the data, only the hardware, which Apple initially refused to unlock. I wanted my parents to be able to do this via Apple support, and not by themselves.

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Re:Apple can read your iMessages (even though they’re E2E en... by webmobdev on Saturday August 28, 2021 @07:02PM (#28342321)

My experience has been different - Apple support asked me to email them the invoice copy of purchase to verify ownership of an Apple device.

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