Safari bookmarks aren't end-to-end encrypted despite Apple saying they wereWhat you need to know
Apple updated a support document recently to suggest that its Safari browser bookmarks are end-to-end encrypted, but that isn't the case.
The same support document has now been updated again — removing mention of end-to-end encryption.
They're still encrypted, but not quite to the extent we first thought.
Last week Apple updated a support document to note that its Safari bookmarks were end-to-end (E2E) encrypted. Now it's updated the same document to say that no, actually, that isn't the case at all.
First reported by AppleInsider, the update means that Safari bookmarks are now simply listed as being encrypted "in transit and on server." While that's still encryption, it isn't quite the same level of encryption as we might have hoped.
Here's how Apple explains E2E encryption on its devices.
End-to-end encryption provides the highest level of data security. On each of your devices, the data that you store in iCloud and that's associated with your App...
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Safari bookmarks aren't end-to-end encrypted despite Apple saying they were
