Apple has never created a 'back door' or master key to any of our products or services. We have also never allowed any government direct access to Apple servers. And we never will.
Apple gave data to law enforcement 90% of the time
According to the company's most recent transparency report, Apple handed over some level of data in response to 90% of the requests. Of those 7,122 requests, the iPhone maker challenged or rejected 261 requests.
iCloud data in accounts with Advanced Data Protection can only be read by a trusted device, not Apple, law enforcement, or government entities.
If someone knew your Apple ID or your iCloud username/password, they might be able to access your data and information. Some security and privacy measures include determining what of your information you want to be accessible from in the cloud or changing the password to your iCloud account.
For the most part, yes they can. Depending on what they seek, they may not need physical control over your device. Much of your phone's data is stored in other places that law enforcement can access. For example, if you back up an iPhone regularly via iCloud, the police may request access from Apple.
So, can police recover deleted pictures, texts, and files from a phone? The answer is yes—by using special tools, they can find data that hasn't been overwritten yet. However, by using encryption methods, you can ensure your data is kept private, even after deletion.
Under Australian law, a data access order may “only be made against a person who is suspected of committing an offence attracting a penalty of five years imprisonment or more, and who has the relevant knowledge necessary to gain access to the device”.
Nobody can gain access to any of your iCloud information without physical access to your devices, the ability to log in with your account information at iCloud.com (for limited kinds of data) or iCloud for Windows (even more limited), or by logging in to an Apple device with your Apple ID.
Sign in to the Apple ID website (https://appleid.apple.com) and review all the personal and security information in your account to see if there is any information that someone else has added. If you have two-factor authentication turned on, review trusted devices for any devices that you don't recognize.
Your iCloud data is encrypted, the encryption keys are secured in Apple data centers so we can help you with data recovery, and only certain data is end-to-end encrypted. Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is an optional setting that offers our highest level of cloud data security.
For the most part, yes they can. Depending on what they seek, they may not need physical control over your device. Much of your phone's data is stored in other places that law enforcement can access. For example, if you back up an iPhone regularly via iCloud, the police may request access from Apple.
It's supposed to be reserved for exceptional situations: Apple considers legal requests an “emergency” if “it relates to circumstance(s) involving imminent and serious threat(s) to: 1) the life/safety of individual(s); 2) the security of a State; 3) the security of critical infrastructure/installation”.
Apple's technology scans photos in your iCloud photo library and compares them to the database.
Apple has never created a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services. We have also never allowed any government direct access to Apple servers. And we never will.
Right now, the government can collect web browsing and internet search history without a warrant under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. Section 215 is the most controversial and dangerous provision of FISA.
The chart explains what can be had from nine of the biggest messaging services, including iMessage, Signal and Telegram. In general, law enforcement does not have access to end-to-end encrypted (E22E) messages sent via these services.
If you backup or synchronize your phone to iCloud then anybody who has the details for that account, or even has their phone connected to the same account (a family member, for example), could potentially see your personal text messages.
So unless you actually share you photos, they cannot be seen by anybody else. Yes. You are only sharing the storage for them, not the photo libraries themselves. Other people in the group cannot access iCloud Photo Libraries from other members in the family group.
Can You Swear At A Police Officer In Australia? An individual who swears or uses indecent language in a public place is guilty of an offence. A police offer is no different in this circumstance.
The government can only use a wiretap in certain cases, some of which include those involving terrorism crimes, drug dealing, counterfeiting, misuse of passports, and aircraft parts fraud.
Members of the public have the right to take photographs of or film police officers, and incidents involving police officers, which are observable from a public space, or from a privately owned place with the consent of the owner/occupier.
When you delete a photo or video from Photos on iCloud.com, it's also deleted from all your devices that have iCloud Photos turned on. If you change your mind, you have 30 days to recover it before it's permanently deleted.
Delete photos or videos
When you delete photos and videos, they go to your Recently Deleted album for 30 days. After 30 days, they'll be permanently deleted. If you use iCloud Photos, and delete photos and videos from one device, the photos and videos will be deleted on your other devices.
When a computer deletes a file permanently, or the Recycle Bin is emptied, it is removing the reference to the file on the hard drive. Once the file header, or reference, is removed, the computer can no longer see the file. The file is no longer readable by the computer.