Apple's privacy policies are awesome, no doubt about it. But the phrasing of that billboard seems to suggest that Apple recommends people look at sketchy stuff on their phones. Not cool!
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Ahead of CES, Apple Puts Up Billboard Touting Privacy in Las Vegas
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So what their saying is if your from China move to Las Vegas and your data will be safe.
The idea is that the servers aren’t encrypted but the contents held in the server are.
Kind of a dumb statement if you ask me. Emails, text messages , Facebook posts, google searches , etc..... don’t stay on your iPhone.
Secret questions are Apple's fault. I was able to reset my iCloud password with only security questions back then, though idk if that was used in the Fappening. They've since fixed that.
So Apple painted this on the side of a hotel? And blacked out all the windows? A billboard would've been easier...
Or encrypted with a key Apple has anyway.
Edit: For anyone doubting this, their privacy policy says that most things are encrypted at rest with a key they hold, including photos. A few things are end-to-end. They're nicely detailed here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
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This is why I can't and won't switch to Android. I care about my privacy.
until my iPhone becomes unjailbroken then whats on my iPhone is erased or inaccessible unless Big Brother Cook says its Ok
...not that i'm bitter
More like the kid that doesn’t get invited to parties because he has an open invitation to EVERY party.
I know apologies and blaming the user are popular but Apple made it easier by allowing brute forcing that other companies don't. It's like blaming the driver for poor vehicle safety rating.
Celebrity iCloud accounts were never hacked. Breached, yes, but not hacked. It was the fault of the individuals as they didn't enable two-factor authentication nor use a secure password. It doesn't take a genius to social engineer a password reset or to guess a password when it's 5 characters long and contains no numbers or symbols.
Turns out, if you use common sense, use a secure password, don't reuse passwords, and use two-factor authentication where available, you're pretty bullet proof as far as online security goes.
Anyone saying otherwise needs to read into these "hacks" a little more.
Turns out, if you use common sense, use a secure password, don't reuse passwords, and use two-factor authentication where available, you're pretty bullet proof as far as online security goes.
Anyone saying otherwise needs to read into these "hacks" a little more.
Yes because they say so in their privacy policy here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
A select few things are encrypted end-to-end. What worries* me is you can reset your iCloud password and still access iMessage, so they must have a way in if they really want to take it.
* Not that I care too much. Just something I've thought about.
Edit: The way you get back into iMessage is they store a copy of your key in an iCloud backup, if you use those. They claim that you totally lose access to iMessage if you lose all your devices and your password and don't have iCloud backups.
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I don’t agree with a lot of the stuff apple is doing lately but you gotta admit they do privacy right.
Remember that time Apple let Uber take unauthorized screenshots on iPhones?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technol...p-could-secretly-record-iphone-users-screens/
people read things into ****. It''s a joke on the old say "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas"
Was this before or after that threatened to remove the app from the iPhone for breaking the rules?
you should really stop using 123456789 as your password
2 factor authentication is a lot harder to hack.