Originally Posted by
stimpy
We are way off topic, but I have to say that is a very naive opinion. Apple has FULL control of their OS and can do whatever they like. And they update this OS with every major and minor release. That's why I keep repeating they can do this today or in the future. None of us know what policies or procedures they will implement in the future. And they do not have to tell us what they have done or not done. In fact they are extremely secretive and will not release the actual code involved for obvious reasons. Both competitive and legal.
Apple has control over the OS, but not the encryption keys used, and without the encryption keys, they can't access the data, nor can anyone else for that matter.
Further information available in
Apple's iOS Security white paper as well as developer documentation.