Apple refused to encrypt copies of iCloud

According to Reuters, Apple for the first time planned to introduce end-to-end data encryption on iCloud for about two

years ago and reported it to the FBI.A new information security system was needed to hide them from intruders. At the same time, the company itself would cease to control the data that is uploaded to the cloud storage and would not be able to transfer it to third parties.

FBI sharply negatively reacted to plans of Appleand stated that this would deprive him of the opportunity to gather evidence against criminals. During the meeting in 2019, the FBI expressed the same position, after which Apple finally abandoned the plan to provide end-to-end encryption for iCloud.

Apple began scanning user photos on iCloud

Some Reuters interlocutors told the publication thatApple's decision is not related to negotiations with US intelligence agencies. According to them, they took into account the FBI's arguments, but the company abandoned the idea for “internal reasons.”

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Apple ofrefusal to unlock phones that were used by "killers, drug dealers and other criminal elements." Senators from Republicans and Democrats also criticized the company for this decision and threatened to pass a law against end-to-end encryption, citing the need for investigating crimes against children.

In January 2020, the FBI accused Apple ofthe company did not help them investigate the terrorist attack. Intelligence agencies demanded access to two iPhones of a man who went on a shooting spree at a naval base in Florida in December 2019, killing three people. The company denied the authorities' accusations, saying they provided all the information on time.