I consider both of those mixed bags. Apple said the right things, but in the first case the FBI got in anyways (implying there was either a back door or it wasn't secure in the first place), and the second one says they "dropped plans".
But it is an area where ambiguity might still be a step up from how other companies handle law enforcement requests.
Since it’s all proprietary and locked down they can say anything and do something else.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93FBI_encryption_dispute
Not sure how that compares to the response from other companies though. But I would guess favorably, from a user privacy perspective?
They also have faced pressure to scan iCloud content, but have afaik refused https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/victory-apple-commits-encrypting-icloud-and-drops-phone-scanning-plans
I consider both of those mixed bags. Apple said the right things, but in the first case the FBI got in anyways (implying there was either a back door or it wasn't secure in the first place), and the second one says they "dropped plans".
But it is an area where ambiguity might still be a step up from how other companies handle law enforcement requests.
Since it’s all proprietary and locked down they can say anything and do something else.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/