Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained – sources

Joseph Menn: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company’s iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman uses her Apple iPhone and laptop in a cafe in lower … Continue reading Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained – sources