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There is a possibility that the same Apple ID is shared amongst the family members. In such cases, the call history might get synced between  the  devices. Techcrunch reports that Apple stores the history on its servers for at least four months which is advantageous for law enforcement agencies.

Apple wishes to enable users to browse the missed calls on multiple devices. This is the reason why the company is using iCloud to sync this data between all the  devices which are associated with the same Apple ID. After activating iCloud, the iPhone will start uploading this log immediately.

Users can manage to disable everything apart from keeping iCloud activated and the call history will get synced. All VoIP apps like Skype, FaceTime, and WhatsApp will appear in call history with iOS 10. When deleting the call manually it will get deleted on iCloud servers and all the devices the user owns.

Users should also remember that Apple holds the iCloud encryption keys. Hence FBI can ask for this data and Apple will be able to comply. The company is planning to make iCloud more secure. In future,the company may hand over the encryption keys so as to keep the government away.

It is also a fact that in case the user activate iCloud backups than everything from the iPhone is automatically sent to iCloud. Information like text messages, call history and notes will reach iCloud which is an interesting feature and many iPhone users have accepted handing out their call history to iCloud.

Once activated, the feature will explicitly tell users what gets synced to iCloud servers. Apple may also educate its users about the information that is synced by default.

Many users might not understand how encryption works as it is a bit complicated. Hackers cannot hack Apple servers so as to download an iCloud data. But the user should be aware that Apple can decrypt backups without  approval. With a court order, Apple can also share an iCloud data with a government entity.