Whoa. 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 β€” 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/
Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.

WIRED
@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)....
@mshelton I can't wait until Cook explains how they invented end-to-end encryption and how they solved security with it.
@mshelton if I was in the UK I'd vote one of the silly parties to get the Tories out...