MartinWhoa. Apple is finally enabling end-to-end encryption for iCloud, meaning any data you back up with iCloud will only be legible on your devices — when enabled, not even Apple can read your data. A huge step forward. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-end-to-end-encryption-icloud-backups/
Dave Lane 
🇳🇿@mshelton just check that it's also an encryption system that can be transported elsewhere, so it's not locking you further into the Apple walled garden (as most of Apple's products do)....