from Jim H

Here's an article that is disconcerting on Apple and its iCloud data. On the one hand, I can understand why Britain wants access to this data, to determine if nefarious spying is going on, as one reason. On the other hand, if anyone or government has access to such data, you can bet it will be leaked, or hacked.

As one, somewhat similar example, our government is quite concerned about the Chinese app, TikTok, bouncing around our country, and maybe spying on us. China is not our friend....Jim

U.K. officials are reportedly demanding that Apple give them “blanket” access to encrypted iCloud user data. Natasha Lomas explains what this means and why it’s concerning.

While the predominant metaphor is a security “backdoor,” put more plainly it’s a security vulnerability. And even if you trust law enforcement not to abuse that access, there’s no guarantee others won’t figure out how to take advantage.

To mix a metaphor, backdoors can end up biting their creators. For example, Chinese-backed hackers were recently able to compromise federal wiretap systems and access user data thanks to mandatory backdoors.