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Apple can see much of what you store in iCloud | Proton
Many people who use Apple products assume their data is private because of the company’s aggressive marketing on the topic.
“Some things shouldn’t be shared. iPhone helps keep it that way,” goes one famous ad(new window). “Privacy. That’s iPhone.”
But if you use iPhone and other Apple products, you probably also use the company’s cloud storage service, iCloud, to back up your photos, contacts, emails, calendars, notes, messages, voice memos, and other data. And iCloud is not private.
Apple can see everything you store in iCloud unless you update your security settings. And even if you turn on the new Advanced Data Protection feature, several important categories of data are not end-to-end encrypted(new window), including your emails, calendar events, contacts, and all your files’ metadata.
This article will help you understand Apple’s security model for iCloud and why its privacy-focused marketing does not reflect its product design. There are several gaps in Apple’s Advanced Data Protection feature you should know about.
At the end of the article, we’ll provide some easy tips to help you improve your privacy and security if you use Apple products.
By default, Apple encrypts all your data in iCloud using its own keys, both in transit and on the company’s servers. This means your data is secure against third-party unauthorized access, but the company can see it. Apple calls this “standard data protection”.
In December 2022, Apple introduced new security features, including Advanced Data Protection, which applies end-to-end encryption to several additional kinds of data. Apple calls this their “highest level of cloud data security”. Advanced Data Protection generates encryption keys on each of your iCloud-connected devices and encrypts eligible data before uploading it to iCloud. Apple does not have access to the keys required to decrypt that data.
What is encrypted and how
Some kinds of data are always end-to-end encrypted, even with the default standard data protection:
Passwords and Keychain
Health data
Home data
Messages in iCloud (only when iCloud backup is disabled)
Payment information
Apple Card transactions
Maps
QuickType Keyboard learned vocabulary
Safari
Screen Time
Siri information (excluding Siri Shortcuts)
WiFi passwords
W1 and H1 Bluetooth keys
Memoji
If you turn on Advanced Data Protection, you’ll protect the following kinds of data with end-to-end encryption so that Apple can’t access them:
iCloud Backup (including device and Messages backup)
iCloud Drive
Photos
Notes
Reminders
Safari Bookmarks
Siri Shortcuts
Voice Memos
Wallet passes
Freeform
Limitations of Advanced Data Protection
These security benefits come with large caveats. The first is that three important kinds of data are never end-to-end encrypted:
iCloud Mail
Contacts
Calendars
Apple says it can’t encrypt this data because it wants these services to remain interoperable with other email and calendar providers. So no matter what you do, Apple will always be able to scan your communications, calendar events, and the personal details of people in your professional and social network.
Another limitation is that Apple doesn’t protect certain metadata with end-to-end encryption, even with Advanced Data Protection enabled. This includes:
File type
File size
How many times a photo has been viewed
Whether a file was pinned or marked as favorite
Usage data, such as timestamps of when the file was created or last modified
Advanced Data Protection only works for file sharing and collaboration if the other parties also have end-to-end encryption enabled, and some tools and services never allow end-to-end encryption.
Finally, Advanced Data Protection requires that all your iCloud-connected devices be updated to the latest software version. Otherwise, you must disconnect those devices from iCloud. This potential inconvenience, along with the additional friction of adding a recovery contact and a recovery key, are barriers to turning on end-to-end encryption.
Protecting your privacy on Apple products
Apple is clearly not as private as the company would like you to believe. But compared with its top competitors, Apple products do offer a higher level of security and privacy. For example, the data on your iPhone is notoriously secure(new window) — as long as you don’t upload it to iCloud.
Here are some additional tips to keep Apple out of your private life.
Turn on Advanced Data Protection
Even if there are significant limitations to Advanced Data Protection, it’s good to protect as much of your data as possible behind end-to-end encryption. Many people enjoy the convenience of iCloud, so if you’re going to continue using it, you may as well take advantage of Apple’s most powerful security settings. Just make sure to store your recovery key in a safe place, such as your password manager.
Don’t use Apple Mail, Calendar, or Contacts
Apple points to interoperability as the reason it can’t use strong encryption for its mail, calendar, and contacts services. But this isn’t persuasive. While it’s true you can’t use end-to-end encryption automatically with other non-PGP(new window) providers, Apple could still use a form of zero-access encryption(new window) to ensure that at least its own customers’ data is inaccessible to the company. For example, Proton Mail encrypts incoming emails instantly so that only you can decrypt them using your private key.
Choose services that are end-to-end encrypted by default
Apple’s choice of the term “standard data protection” reveals how the company thinks about your right to data privacy. For Apple, having access to your personal information is the standard. We believe privacy should be the default, and we’ve built a set of online services to help you achieve it.
For online cloud storage, Proton Drive secures your files with end-to-end encryption. Unlike Apple, we also secure most metadata with end-to-end encryption, including file name, file type, file size, and use data, such as creation and modification timestamps. The Proton Drive mobile app is available for iPhone(new window).
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