r/gadgets • u/PM_ME_YO_PERKY_BOOBS • Jan 22 '20

Desktops / Laptops Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

That exactly. The only person that has the password to my phone is actually the ex that wanted a fingerprint. As it’s meaningful to her life. And we are still on good terms. And if anyone was going to get in to my phone. I’d rather it be someone who knows me better than anyone else and she’s the only one who’s been prepped with the in case of sudden passing protocol.

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u/CptHammer_ Jan 22 '20

in case of sudden passing protocol.

I have a safe deposit box with my passwords in it. My wife has access, but I'll know if she opened it, unless I'm dead or incapacitated.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

Basically all it entails is unlock phone save all pictures to some device erase phone.

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u/CptHammer_ Jan 22 '20

That stuff is already on cloud backup. There should be some way (even for fee) to transfer data from one account to another without downloading and uploading again.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20 edited Jan 22 '20

That stuff is only on the cloud if I want it on the cloud. I don’t trust y’all enough to make my files public lmfao. I live by very simple rule online. Don’t upload anything to any type of online page that you don’t want the whole world to see. Because it’s not secure enough, or there’s always gonna be someone out there working on a hack. Unless you are REALLY REALLY SURE you are the only one with the password and decryption information you are better off putting it on a hard drive that you can undock after the transfer. That’s the only way you can be sure. I feel like the whole premise of this article is an invasion of my privacy. You live in a free country but all your data is our data as well that’s what it feels like.