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How secure is your iCloud data?

Q Is there anything like Microsoft OneDrive’s Personal Vault for securing data shared between my Mac and iPhone using iCloud?

by MARY BADGER

A The only data held in iCloud which isn’t routinely encrypted is mail in Apple’s IMAP mail servers; in accordance with standard practice, that data isn’t encrypted, so you should use security measures such as S/MIME if you want protection there. Otherwise, everything you store in iCloud Drive, data in standard Mac apps such as Calendars, Contacts and

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