Encrypted or not, Google will give the backups to the government, along with any keys they have.
I agree that there would be more protection against the government if the backups were encrypted, and I hope this is still Apple’s plan.
Google on the other hand, has been scanning photos for CSAM all along, and collects a massive trove of behavioral data from android and every one of their other properties including search history, all of which are also available to the government.
Encrypted or not, Google will give the backups to the government, along with any keys they have.
I agree that there would be more protection against the government if the backups were encrypted, and I hope this is still Apple’s plan.
Google on the other hand, has been scanning photos for CSAM all along, and collects a massive trove of behavioral data from android and every one of their other properties including search history, all of which are also available to the government.