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Title: News: Apple working on stronger, passcode-based iCloud encryption
Post by: HCK on March 17, 2016, 04:05:22 pm
News: Apple working on stronger, passcode-based iCloud encryption

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               Alongside redoubled efforts to strengthen iOS security, Apple is trying to make iCloud encryption so tough that the company won’t be able hand over information to law enforcement, but has concerns that such strong encryption could be a detriment to users who forget their passcodes, The Wall Street Journal reports. Apple’s current iCloud backups are encrypted, but not tied to a user’s unique passcode, so authorities can access content…

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