Two-tier encryption in the UK(macanorak.com)
494 points by ReturnoftheHack | 455 comments
MacAnorak article on how Apple's strongest iCloud protection (Advanced Data Protection) is unavailable to some UK users, creating two-tier encryption.
#icloud on Hacker News
13 stories tagged icloud, newest first.
iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com(developer.apple.com)
585 points by K7PJP | 185 comments
Apple Developer news update saying new Sign in with Apple relay addresses will move from privaterelay.appleid.com to private.icloud.com, with existing addresses still working.
Apple defeats liability for not scanning iCloud for CSAM(blog.ericgoldman.org)
442 points by speckx | 491 comments
Eric Goldman blog post analyzing Amy v. Apple, where Apple avoided liability for not scanning iCloud for CSAM, though the judge criticized it.
Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless(arseniyshestakov.com)
478 points by SXX | 289 comments
Blog post arguing that Apple's new domain for Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email aliases will make the privacy feature ineffective.
iCloud Photos Downloader(github.com)
603 points by reconnecting | 224 comments
GitHub repository for icloud_photos_downloader, an MIT-licensed command-line tool for downloading photos from iCloud.
Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?(daringfireball.net)
444 points by tosh | 365 comments
Daring Fireball post by John Gruber on whether Apple gift cards are safe to redeem after Paris Buttfield-Addison's Apple Account was locked over a tampered gift card.
Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help(hey.paris)
1355 points by parisidau | 772 comments
A personal blog post describing how Apple locked the author's Apple ID, cutting off 20 years of digital life with no recourse, and pleading for help.
Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order(theregister.com)
594 points by latexr | 223 comments
The Register news article reporting Apple has filed a complaint with the UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal challenging a government order to break iCloud encryption.
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row(bbc.com)
1690 points by helsinkiandrew | 1035 comments
BBC News article reporting that Apple withdrew its Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK after a dispute with the government over access to user data.
U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Americans, lawmakers say(washingtonpost.com)
319 points by ksec | 219 comments
Washington Post article reporting that U.S. lawmakers warn a U.K. demand for a back door into Apple's encrypted cloud data threatens Americans.
Apple ordered by UK to create global iCloud encryption backdoor(macrumors.com)
1105 points by throw0101d | 574 comments
MacRumors article reporting that the UK government secretly ordered Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted iCloud content worldwide, citing The Washington Post.
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts(washingtonpost.com)
642 points by Despegar | 925 comments
Washington Post exclusive reporting that the U.K. secretly ordered Apple to provide blanket access to users' encrypted iCloud backups worldwide.
Apple built iCloud to store billions of databases(read.engineerscodex.com)
441 points by gempir | 170 comments
Engineer's Codex newsletter post explaining how Apple uses Cassandra and FoundationDB to power CloudKit and store billions of iCloud databases.