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What? Apple are quite good with privacy. Unlike Microsoft, for example, Apple's operating systems have encryption on by default.

They removed their warrant canary. That's a giant red flag if there ever was one. Cooperation w/ governments negates encryption, no matter how good.

Front page of HN says Apple suspects "third party tampering" with servers en route to them. The plot thickens.

If you didn't build it, you can't trust it.

Yes, the canary disappeared. That doesn't mean Apple didn't fight their hardest against the order. They're legally compelled to silence.

Front page of HN says that Apple suspects tampering with their hardware going in. What good is encryption when there's a back door?

The warrant canary! The warrant canary! It vanished. We really don't know what they're up to now.