Apple U-turned on iCloud end-to-end encryption plan following FBI complaints
Apple backed down to avoid further disputes with law enforcement and over fears customers could be completely locked out of accounts, say sources

The original Apple iCloud logo from 2011
Apple ditched its plans for end-to-end encryption to enable iPhone users to secure their iCloud backups following complaints from the FBI. That's according to an investigation by Reuters, which cites...
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