1) There is no way Apple would be allowed to sell iPhones in China, without China government having access to anything. So, I assume that Apple users in China have e2e encrypted exactly nothing.
2) I have a strong suspicion that those 'enter your Apple ID password because your account needs it' message really means 'a government has requested your data and even though it's encrypted, we will nag you about entering a password, and if you give it, you're a free game'.
I don't blame Apple for this, I'm sure they're doing what they can, but when a government says 'give us this data', they can't not comply and stay in business. And a whole point of a company is staying in the business.
Vote responsibly - companies can't protect us from a government we have put into power.
1) There is no way Apple would be allowed to sell iPhones in China, without China government having access to anything. So, I assume that Apple users in China have e2e encrypted exactly nothing.
2) I have a strong suspicion that those 'enter your Apple ID password because your account needs it' message really means 'a government has requested your data and even though it's encrypted, we will nag you about entering a password, and if you give it, you're a free game'.
I don't blame Apple for this, I'm sure they're doing what they can, but when a government says 'give us this data', they can't not comply and stay in business. And a whole point of a company is staying in the business.
Vote responsibly - companies can't protect us from a government we have put into power.