Reminder: iMessage Not Meaningfully E2E

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14 pointstailspin20194 comments

As an Apple user myself, it’s easy to forget details like this and be blinded by the “Apple is more secure” mantra...

Apple fights consumer surveillance well. This is a distinction that seems to get lost; it's not all forms.

Did the backup messages/keys to iCloud thing start before or after the FBI demanded Apple unlock a device?

As far as I remember, anything backed up to iCloud was never E2E encrypted. Only backups to your iTunes are E2E encrypted.