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Had the same thing happen with bookmarks.

Did a mass delete of crufty (old/disused) bookmarks a few months ago, which all re-appeared after a software update. Hopefully that's addressed as well.
 
Tombstones are a method of storing deleted records in databases, whether its a record keeping track of deleted items or a marker to tell the database to go back later and reclaim the space. There's nothing necessarily creepy (or ominous as per your original text) about the naming in this context.

I'm not saying this is the case, but its entirely possible that Apple might store the records in such a way and then go back later and clean them up in bulk. It's then possible that the cleanup procedure wasn't working properly. Again, not saying this was what was happening but with the naming of the record and how they seem to have "resolved" the issue recently its one possibility.
LET ME TILT AT MY WINDMILLS! :mad:
 
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I do but... wait... crap.
would you say that you..., just..., shatyourself? :). I don't use an iPhone, BUT,... i do however own a mbp 15 and so does my wife. here's the funny bit.... whenever i wanted to look up let's say... inappropriate stuff, i'd do it on my mac and not on my gaming box. This is disappointing indeed :(
 
Tombstones are a method of storing deleted records in databases, whether its a record keeping track of deleted items or a marker to tell the database to go back later and reclaim the space. There's nothing necessarily creepy (or ominous as per your original text) about the naming in this context.

I'm not saying this is the case, but its entirely possible that Apple might store the records in such a way and then go back later and clean them up in bulk. It's then possible that the cleanup procedure wasn't working properly. Again, not saying this was what was happening but with the naming of the record and how they seem to have "resolved" the issue recently its one possibility.
I can imagine the same lengthy defence/explanation/riposte/excuse if it were Google………...
 
I have noticed that deleted Safari history re-appears again. Seems like it's time to ditch all iCloud services and cloud services in general. The upside do not outweigh downside, greedy suppliers just can't manage to stay away from or our private information.
 
not an osx or ios user?
You can use macOS and not use Safari. ;) (For the most part...they make it hard when you use the context menu to Google something, along with a few other former-IE-esque tricks.)

Probably harder to avoid on iOS, though I assume third-party browsers don't actually feed into this data despite using the engine. I don't use Safari on the Mac much but notice that it does seem to suggest websites I frequent on my iPad on my desktop.
 
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Forbes tried using the Phone Breaker software created by Elcomsoft and was able to retrieve nearly 7,000 records dating back to November of 2015. Site names, URLs, Google searches, visit counts, and the date and time items were deleted were included. It's not clear why Apple was storing the information for so long, but it appears to have been an oversight related to ensuring information is deleted on all devices once cleared rather than intentional.

This is actually disgusting, Apple.
 
I will never pay for icloud storage...but I am running out. I really hope that Apple increases the free tier soon
 
Safari sucks. I have frequent issues with top sites not responding to clicks, I also have issues where I select a site, then switch the next tab, and the new site opens in that tab instead of the one that I told it to that I just switched away from
 
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Anyone ever have a group of deleted photos show up again in the iOS Photos app? Not deleted as in the recently deleted folder, but had been deleted completely for a good amount of time. It's happened to me at least three times. I do use iCloud Photo whatever-the-hell-the-rest-of-the-name-is, but that shouldn't matter.
 
we can only imagine what other shenanigans Apple is up to with our data. All we have is their word. And if there's only one truth in the world it's that humans are dishonest.
Not to say that's bad. We are what we are, but to assume otherwise is foolish.

The concept of privacy and computer data disappeared a long time ago. Once people realize that personal computers are actually spying devices, the sooner they'll see the light and use them accordingly.
 
Be honest, if this story was about Google, there'd be some very smug Apple fans on here right about now.

For the record, I'm not a Google/Android user, never have been, but end of the day all these big tech companies are as "evil" as one another. Our data, to them, is money.
 
I saw this on iCloud.com.... I was shocked to see photos I deleted on my phone and computer, appear on the website.. Sketchy
Super sketchy indeed.
[doublepost=1486673905][/doublepost]This whole thing does not help my paranoia...

...But then I wonder if I am paranoid of just being realistic. I don't yet know.
 
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