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Apple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world.

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[-] evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

They don’t even seem to be after specific users. Just everyone in the country with ADP enabled. Which seems to imply they’re already scanning everyone in the country that isn’t using it.

[-] sam_the_tech@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago
[-] evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

Advanced Data Protection. Encrypts user data (like backups, notes, photos, reminders, etc) using keys Apple doesn’t have access to (but the user does).

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/12/13/apples-advanced-data-protection-feature-is-here---what-you-need-to-know

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