Not sure if this news is true. But recently I indeed saw my reminders deleted about 5-6 years ago reappeared. I mean, all of the deleted reminders. Still shocking me...... My best guess is how the iCloud handles save and delete, it's probably just saved a status. Thus, when there is a bug, the "deleted" reminders appears again.
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iOS 17.5 Bug May Also Resurface Deleted Photos on Wiped, Sold Devices [Updated]
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If this true and happens more often and under circumstances where it can proven and testified to this could be the end of Apple. This has the potential to end up being the largest most invasive tracking scandal in the history of computing.
It would mean that any data you process with Apple is tied to unique device modifiers, and the f.. up here is that iCloud somehow restores pictures to devices formerly associated with the data, regardless of any account/user superstructure that is imposed on a deeplinked web of data.
If that is what iCloud is then Apple is done.
It would mean that any data you process with Apple is tied to unique device modifiers, and the f.. up here is that iCloud somehow restores pictures to devices formerly associated with the data, regardless of any account/user superstructure that is imposed on a deeplinked web of data.
If that is what iCloud is then Apple is done.
This is, for anyone but Apple
Probably, the kind of Mistake that puts a company out of business.
Jesus. Christ.
Probably, the kind of Mistake that puts a company out of business.
Jesus. Christ.
It will Make People think twice about anything other than destroying it imo, given the world today and frequency of sharing very intimate images, and that’s just one issue, before talking about legal violations related to children.
I wonder how long it took them to pull the update. It was still available when I first read about this, and is no longer available.
It is true, regardless of what Apple will "explain" when enough people are fed up with Apples overpriced bloated "privacy" products. When I updated my secondhand iPhone 14 to 17.5 suddenly random photos (NOT mine) started to appear, I have NEVER been to those places or met any of those people. So Delete DOESN'T really delete.
Apple is on thin ice and they deserve it, people worldwide are starting to question Apple's practices.
Are you able to prove this by posting evidence ? So far I haven’t seen any single proof for people claiming this
Lol, some random Reddit user post a sensational story, zero evidence given, and people are asking for Tim Cook to be fired. MacRumors at its best 😎
Apple has never got cloud storage right. I have 4000 messages stuck in the cloud I cannot delete or see. Re-sync 1000 times they never appear, only one or two.
I have had 10Mb in documents stuck, and a Mail alias Apple couldn’t delete and I found the fix myself.
I do wonder if it’s time for Apple to close down its cloud storage and recommend a third party with integration, or better still just buy them and don’t touch anything!
I have had 10Mb in documents stuck, and a Mail alias Apple couldn’t delete and I found the fix myself.
I do wonder if it’s time for Apple to close down its cloud storage and recommend a third party with integration, or better still just buy them and don’t touch anything!
Regardless it’s still a major breech if an unsigned in device is syncing photos. It defeats the whole purpose of security. Please don’t try to spin this. If true this will have do major damage to the brand.
Your iCloud Photos are associated with your Apple ID. Which is why you can buy a new device, and have your existing photos downloaded to that device.
The photos themselves are not associated with a device ID, but your Apple ID is associated with one or more device IDs. I can imagine some kind of edge case where something, somewhere, messes up the association between a repurposed device and an existing Apple ID. But I'd want to see some solid evidence that actually happened.
I imagine it's much more likely that you could wipe a device, activate it again yourself, and have some deleted photos reappear.
Not an issue with flash memory AFAIK. But in the old days of HDDs it wasn't enough to simply overwrite existing data with zeros. The magnetic domains on the platter could still retain residual information that could be resurrected. For this reason, specialised disk erase applications were used to overwrite disk sectors multiple times with random data to erase any magnetic memory of what might have been there before.
An iOS device is truly erased locally when you hit the erase button, because all flash memory access is marshalled through hardware requiring an encryption ID. It takes seconds to erase the encryption ID, which is why Apple devices can get erased so quickly. Without the encryption ID, everything in flash memory is just random mush.
Obviously, a device erase doesn't kill off any information you have in iCloud, where the potential for fun & games remains.
Same issue with messages which are stuck in the cloud, uses space and unable to delete. Would like to know what the fix was.
Your account was made today and within minutes of that you've posted this.
I'll take 'Things That Didn't Happen' for $1,000, Alex.
I noticed that the people saying it happened to them (where they’re seeing someone else’s photos) just so happened to join today. Hmmmm.
Does this mean Apple stores deleted user data? This would be a major issue regarding data safety protection in EU.
I figured you would.
The very definition of edge case scenario:
“In software development and testing, an edge case is a problem or situation that falls outside normal procedures and on the boundary of your operating framework. Essentially, when you test for an edge case you're checking how your software behaves under unexpected or rare conditions.”
Now I said a developer will account for every scenario they can.
- Imagination
- Motivation
- Experience
- Time Allocation
These all fit under the developer’s experience.
What a developer does not find is considered an edge case scenario. If the QA department does not find a particular scenario then end users will.
Hopefully macrumors updates this article since the Reddit user deleted all his posts
I remember some time ago (maybe 2017) people were getting random notes loaded from other user accounts when they tried to access their notes online. A lot of this stuff doesn't get reported widely or is brushed under the carpet. I saw a video, everytime the page was refreshed, someone elses notes loaded.
I found deleting stuff from settings>general>iphone storage>messsgaes seemed to clear SOME of the iClould space, but it dind't match up with the space shown under iCloud>messages in iClould. But it did reduce in both locations!??????
iOS used to be a walled garden. Some big bugs were kept within the constraints of the walls. DMA required Apple to make fundamental changes to iOS. The changes broke the walls. The bugs are coming out.
Could this be the case?