iCloud Backups, Synced Data and End-to-End Encryption

Initially, iCloud backups were similar in content to local (iTunes) backups without the password. However, the introduction of iCloud sync has changed the rules of the game. With more types of data synchronized through iCloud as opposed to being backed up, the content of iCloud backups gets slimmed down as synchronized information is excluded from cloud backups, though still present in local backups.

Two-factor authentication (or lack thereof) affects what can and what cannot be synchronized. Sounds confusing? Let’s shed some light on the types of data that might be available in iCloud backups and how they are affected by the optional data sync.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/06/icloud-backups-synced-data-and-end-to-end-encryption/

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