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		ceejayoz on Sept 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests > iCloud does not encrypt data stored on IMAP mail servers Well, no shit. If they did that I'd log into my Gmail web interface and see encrypted gobbledygook instead of my emails.

sixothree on Sept 18, 2014 [–]

Like how when you use a password to open an encrypted zip file it's all gobbledygook inside?

ceejayoz on Sept 18, 2014 | [–]

Google isn't going to let iCloud embed a decryption UI into their webmail tool.

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