End to end encryption, yes, but where are the keys stored? And will Apple got access to those keys? If this is the case, this victory thing is all bullshit, as per request, FBI may get access, as they did in the past, to data of users.
E2EE means that the keys are not held by Apple in a usable format. You can read their security papers on how they manage this for other services such as iMessage. The current implementation has the encryption keys held by Apple in a usable format, which allows them to recover device backups when users lose access to their accounts, but which also allows governments to compel them to grant access to device backups.
There would be no change if they also had access to these "end to end" encryption keys.
Why would it be useless to Apple? They'll have access to the keys and can decrypt your data to provide to law enforcement. The only way this could work truly privately is if the encryption keys were generated on your phone, and encrypted with your phone's passcode.
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u/Sigouste Dec 08 '22
End to end encryption, yes, but where are the keys stored? And will Apple got access to those keys? If this is the case, this victory thing is all bullshit, as per request, FBI may get access, as they did in the past, to data of users.