How to add end-to-end encryption to your iCloud backups

Apple on just announced new Advanced Data Protection security features, which will add end-to-end encryption to various Apple apps. iCloud backup is one of the software services that will get end-to-end encryption by the end of the year, and you can enable the feature relatively easily.

End-to-end encryption is so important for iCloud backups because it can prevent anyone from getting your iPhone and iPad data. Apple can't make that data available to law enforcement because it doesn't have the keys to decrypt it. And hackers can't break it either if Apple's iCloud infrastructure is ever breached.

The problem with such strong encryption is that it's a double-edged sword. End-to-end encryption will lock you out forever if you forget your password and/or security keys. That's why enabling the feature has to be done the right way to ensure you can recover your backups later.

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