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		sneak on Jan 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you trust that your personal machin... Law enforcement has never had problems with iPhones. iPhones in the default configuration back up all data to iCloud with Apple keys, allowing Apple and the FBI to read all of the photos and messages on a device at any time, without the device. The "Apple vs FBI" thing was a coordinated PR campaign following the Snowden leaks to salvage Apple's reputation. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusiv...

iosystem on Jan 15, 2023 [–]

Unsure why you're ignoring the difference of unlocking an iPhone to access the data on the phone compared to accessing data on iCloud.

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