Privacy is becoming more of a priority of users, and that includes increased use of encryption. Here’s how to set Apple’s backup systems for Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices to encrypt the copies of your data.
User privacy is a big deal for Apple, which has gone to considerable lengths to enable encryption and minimize personal data use in its products and services. The focus on such security means Apple’s customers can be reasonably sure that their personal data has a good level of protection in general.
While actual device security is quite strong, one area that can be weak is in backups. These copies of a user’s data and other associated files have the potential to be stored without encryption protecting the data at all.
In the case of backups stored to an external disk, this could effectively create a highly portable and easily accessible repository of a user’s data.
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