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		babypuncher on June 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company Except Apple went to court and proved that they can't hand over this data even if they want to. US law allows law enforcement with a warrant to require Apple to hand over any data they have, but Apple isn't required to help them crack the users password so they can decrypt it.

lern_too_spel on June 5, 2019 [–]

> but Apple isn't required to help them crack the users password so they can decrypt it.

Apple would have to argue that in court. They would almost certainly lose.

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