Apple gave the FBI access to the iCloud account of a protester

Apple cooperated with the FBI to give access to a protester’s data stored in Apple’s iCloud. Though it is normal for a cooperation like Apple to comply with official search warrants this example shows how deeply personal access can be gained into a person’s private life as any data stored in one of the big cloud providers is fully accessible to the company behind it and therefore also to any law enforcement agency.

source: https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-fbi-icloud-investigation-seattle-protester-arson-2020-9?r=DE&IR=T

archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/09/16/apple-gave-the-fbi-access-to-the-icloud-account-of-a-protester-archived-source/

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