And I will say that it was very smart of them to NOT announce this publicly first without much time because otherwise they'd have had time to hear from all the usual authoritarian suspects who will complain about it.
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Apple Announces End-to-End Encryption Option for iCloud Photos, Notes, Backups, and More
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And I will say that it was very smart of them to NOT announce this publicly first without much time because otherwise they'd have had time to hear from all the usual authoritarian suspects who will complain about it.
This is exciting and unexpected news today. Kudos kudos kudos apple!!!
Ahem, catch up on today's news: CSAM is done! Apple officially announced it will NOT be doing this.
Agreed. Makes me wonder if that lawsuit of recent about non secure devices from Apple may have been the reason for this?
Or maybe that story where other people's photos were showing up in corrupted data in iCloud for Windows? I still wonder how the freaking hell that happened, because even though Apple had the keys, they were supposedly unique per user.
Obviously not. Apple has to comply with the laws they have. Be glad you were born in America or Europe. where you are protected from unlawful searches by governments in your constitution.
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I wonder if this means they are any more likely to someday offer signing a HIPAA BAA. For Apple-centric medical practices, this new encryption option would pair well with the Business Essentials announced last year.
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Note that, according to https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/sec973254c5f/, this requires all devices signed in to your Apple ID to be on the latest OS version. Meaning you’re out of luck if you have older connected devices.
True, but it has a good reason
"This requirement prevents a previous version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, or watchOS from mishandling the newly-created service keys by re-uploading them to the available-after-authentication HSMs in a misguided attempt to repair the account state."
No. You need to be on macOS 13.1 to use the new feature. More generally, all devices signed in to your Apple ID must be on the newest OS versions. It’s not compatible with existing OS versions.
I mean, they could provide an update for older OS versions, as they sometimes do for security bugfixes.
I’m still using the OG iPhone SE as a secondary device at home (and my iPads are still on 14.x due to the terrible UI changes with iPadOS 15), and this means that I’m forced to choose between abandoning it or foregoing E2EE.
I’m perfectly okay with not getting new features on individual devices, but this means that a single device prevents the feature on all other devices.
I feel ya' -- sucks for sure, but I'm not super surprised as this is a pretty big undertaking
I've mostly given up on trying to be in the Apple ecosystem and not on the latest versions (or close), as this is just how Apple seems to roll anymore.
I’m seeing the same thing. And this is a launch day iPhone 14 Pro Max. I bet it’s because of the beta.
The enrollment code in MacOS Ventura RC seems to be broken; when you click "Turn on..." nothing happens.
I suspect Apple needs to do some more internal testing on this before they let beta testers turn it on and risk their data.
I suspect Apple needs to do some more internal testing on this before they let beta testers turn it on and risk their data.
I tend to only upgrade iOS every 2-3 years, because the pros don’t always outweigh the cons, and I also tend to not upgrade to the last-supported version on out-of-support devices, due to performance concerns. I guess this just means I’ll only be able to use the E2EE feature a couple years later.
Which are most people. Go down the street and ask if they know what end-to-end encryption is. If the option is opt-in it is for a very specific reason. Nothing is left to chance.
Well -- I'll be getting my entire extended family and friend group onboard and helping them if need be.
All of us in the know should do that if able
Haha oops you’re right I can’t read!
Guessing everything has a back door at this point
Its called paranoia.Guessing everything has a back door at this point