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[teacup50]

Apple, a 3rd-party, holds the master keys, and you don't.

So no, that's not DRM for your own data.

[pc2g4d → teacup50]

But that's simply not entirely true. The encryption keys for the phone's data reside on the phone and are only available with the PIN/password.

Apple does hold the keys for software updates, which can be pushed without user approval. Maybe that's what you were referring to.