Ok I take it back. Apple’s ‘Private Cloud Computing’ actually takes...
Bilawal Sidhu@bilawalsidhu
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Jul 17, 2024
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Ok I take it back. Apple’s ‘Private Cloud Computing’ actually takes ‘Confidential Computing’ to the next level. It’s SO secure that they can’t even comply with law enforcement requests.
> No data retention (unlike every other cloud provider)
> No privileged access (even Apple SREs can’t see your data even if they wanted to)
> Custom hardware and OS (with Secure Enclave and Secure Boot to reduce attack surface)
> Non targetability (masks user requests so an attacker can’t route them to a compromised server)
> Verifiable Transparency (allows researchers to inspect software images to check assurances + find issues)
Seems like Apple has been working on this well before the GenAI project, presumably for cloud processing of sensitive data off AR glasses.
So barring getting hardware access - in which case RIP no matter if it’s the cloud or your iPhone, Apple has set the new standard for privacy in the cloud.
> No data retention (unlike every other cloud provider)
> No privileged access (even Apple SREs can’t see your data even if they wanted to)
> Custom hardware and OS (with Secure Enclave and Secure Boot to reduce attack surface)
> Non targetability (masks user requests so an attacker can’t route them to a compromised server)
> Verifiable Transparency (allows researchers to inspect software images to check assurances + find issues)
Seems like Apple has been working on this well before the GenAI project, presumably for cloud processing of sensitive data off AR glasses.
So barring getting hardware access - in which case RIP no matter if it’s the cloud or your iPhone, Apple has set the new standard for privacy in the cloud.
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h/t @rjunkapoor for the pointer security.apple.com/blog/private-c…
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