http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4865 SIGH.... The data is encrypted on the server as well. Apple can hand over the files, but they are encrypted files. Unless they have some geek that can break 256-bit AES then it is as worthwhile as shit in a bun.
You can open the account all you want, but the token for encryption is only for that computer that has the password. So once again, your information is encrypted.
The pass phrase to encrypt the data is on the phone. They don't have access to that pass phrase to decrypt. The "data" in question are encrypted files that they don't have the pass phrase for.
Encryption is only good for UNAUTHORIZED access. Government requests are AUTHORIZED and they will get what they want.
ON THE PHONE. Not on the icloud. Like I said, if they really wanted stuff on your icloud or any web services, they'd still be able to get it unless you kept your phone off the grid.
Everything might be encrypted, but Apple does not have access to the device password only. I assure you they have the cloud password - as they are required to, by law, given the patriot act. http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/18/6409575/apple-warrant-canary-patriot-act
Bro, cannot give access unless you have the password. I've actually had this happen to me. Apple took me through steps before I was even able to have access. All, in which, I needed to know all the security questions in process. They didn't even know the security questions... If I got it wrong, they couldn't help me.
They are required by law to provide the data they store - they have a different key in the cloud and on the device. It's the law.
I think google accounts get hacked all the time. There are similar breeches going on all the time. In fact, Google has been breeched multiple times where millions of accounts were compromised. This latest Apple issue was a handful of individual accounts hacked by guessing the user's password, not by gaining access to the systems themselves. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...330428-be34-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4383950 2million Google passwords posted online.
Again, you miss the obvious - the encryption on the device can be different from the encryption in the cloud, using different keys.
That is a suggestion... https://gigaom.com/2014/09/18/apples-warrant-canary-disappears-suggesting-new-patriot-act-demands/ And just because it could be served, they said they would fight it. “Apple has never received an order under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. We would expect to challenge such an order if served on us.”
Show me where they have to do this? They just need to hand over access of the files, but they can be encrypted. http://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/analysis/Government Surveillance Factsheet.pdf
Actually, this was not a Google breach, this was a 3rd party breach where reused userids and passwords on other services.
It doesn't matter if its third party. It effected Google the same. Just like some of you are blaming apple for individuals able to find the log in for the celebrities accounts. It wasn't apple's breach, it was the user's inability to have a secure account
Yes, I am sure. “It's important to note that in this case and in others, the leaked usernames and passwords were not the result of a breach of Google systems,” the blog post said. “Often, these credentials are obtained through a combination of other sources. For instance, if you reuse the same username and password across websites, and one of those websites gets hacked, your credentials could be used to log into the others. Or attackers can use malware or phishing schemes to capture login credentials,” Google said. -- If people are stupid and reuse user-ids and passwords between services - it is not a Google breach. I will remind you again that I work in financial software - and security issues are our #0, #1, #2 and #3 concerns - while I am not a security expert in my job, I have a pretty solid background in Entropy, Cryptology and the like and go over security issues with real security experts on a constant basis. Google's security credentials are extremely high, definitely much higher than Apple. If this will change, we will see, but Google has been at the job of massive scale online services a whole lot longer than Apple - and it shows.
