Eff Launches Fix It Already Initiative To Push Apple And Other Tech Companies For Change

A new post from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) today has announced a new initiative called “Fix It Already.”  The first post describes specific privacy and security issues that Apple and eight other major tech companies should fix right now.

Here’s how the EFF describes Fix It Already:

The idea is to call users to action to share experiences to get these companies to make changes.

The specific issue that the EFF believes Apple needs to address is offering users the option to encrypt iCloud backups. Currently Apple is able to decrypt a user’s iCloud backup in the event of government requests, and potentially leaves customer data vulnerable to hackers and Apple employees. For now, users can only elect to encrypt backups of their devices with iTunes.

On the bright side, the post notes that Tim Cook is positive on the idea:

However, the EFF wants Apple to act now on the issue:

Other companies called out in this first installment of Fix It Already include: Google, Facebook, Slack, Twitter, Verizon, Venmo, WhatsApp, and Microsoft. Check out the full post here.