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		heisenbit on Sept 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iOS 10: Security Weakness Discovered, Backup Passw... I also suspect this is on the iTunes side. Maybe it is time to take a step back and question to what extent it is wise to trust iTunes. Could the encryption not be handled on the device? Then when the PC/Mac is compromised the backup would be still safe.

TazeTSchnitzel on Sept 23, 2016 [–]

Well, it could be done on the device, but doesn't iTunes need unencrypted access to the device to function normally?

(Though perhaps it ought not to.)

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