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U.K. asks to backdoor iCloud Backup encryption
I’m supposed to be finishing a wonky series on proof systems (here and here) and I promise I will do that this week.. In the midst of this I’ve been a bit distracted by world events. La…
Last week the Washington Post published a bombshell story announcing that the U.K. had filed “technical capability notices” demanding that Apple modify the encryption used in their Advanced Data Protection (ADP) system for iCloud. In 2021, Apple proposed a byzantine new system for performing client-side scanning of iCloud Photos, in order to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM). While I’m an optimist about human ethics — even within big companies — I doubt that Apple can convince its shareholders that their relationship with China is worth risking, over something abstract like the value of trust, or end-to-end encrypted iCloud.
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