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The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us

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The UK’s war on encryption affects all of us Update February 21st: Apple has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK, calling itself “gravely disappointed” with the move. Originally published February 13th. The encryption wars have reached a fever pitch, and the most contentious battle is not happening in the United States, where much of the action has been in the past

The Verge 361 2025-02-22

Enable End-to-End Encryption for Your iCloud Backups

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Enable End-to-End Encryption for Your iCloud Backups Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud feature uses end-to-end encryption to provide the highest level of cloud data security that Apple offers. Here’s everything you need to know about enabling it on your devices. The encrypted security feature gives you the choice to further protect your important iCloud data, including iCloud Backup, Ph…

Mac Rumors 688 2025-02-08

How to enable end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups

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How to enable end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups Apple has advanced security features that you can enable to protect more of your data. Among other things, it includes highly secure end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups under the name Advanced Data Protection. This means that essentially only you can access the data stored in your iCloud device backup — Apple doesn’t have the key

The Verge 353 2025-02-08

Encryption service, you tell me the platform.

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Encryption service, you tell me the platform. I recently engaged myself in building an encryption funnel which encrypts your files before sending them to Google drive as “We access your private content only when we have your permission or are required to by law.” Copied from Google support btw. All drive gets is binaries and you get a key with which you can access your data anytime. Now, a…

Reddit Social Media 610 2024-07-17

Meta refreshes promise to roll out default end-to-end encryption in Messenger this year

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Meta refreshes promise to roll out default end-to-end encryption in Messenger this year Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption for its Messenger product by the end of this year, the company confirmed in a blog post Tuesday. “Starting today, millions more people’s chats on Messenger will be upgraded to stronger encryption standards as part of our ongoing end-to-end encryption (E2EE…

The Verge 234 2023-08-23

AMD ‘Zenbleed’ exploit can leak passwords and encryption keys from Ryzen CPUs

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AMD ‘Zenbleed’ exploit can leak passwords and encryption keys from Ryzen CPUs AMD is rolling out patches for at-risk CPUs, though these updates may impact system performance. | Illustration: Beatrice SalaA new vulnerability impacting AMD’s line of Zen 2 processors — which includes popular CPUs like the budget-friendly Ryzen 5 3600 — has been discovered that can be exploited to steal sensitive data like passwords and encry…

The Verge 228 2023-07-25