all my pictures has been added to iCloud and I don’t want that! Now I’d i turn it off it will delete them all from my phone and iPad but keep them on the cloud, wtf!? And what stays in the cloud is in the cloud forever even tho I delete them from the cloud. So much for adverting privacy, Apple
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Shame on you Apple for turning on iCloud photos in iOS 12
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Mine stayed off. I think I was offered to enable them in iCloud when I initially opened the Photos app after updating, but I simply selected no and that's it.
Apple's offering of privacy is as shiny as the marketing on all their products. Privacy will continue to decrease and Apple will only increase their advertisements that they're its greatest proponents. However, the reality remains that without an impact to the customer's privacy, Apple will continue to limit their innovation in the cloud and artificial intelligence space the more they try to avoid the customer's data. (This won't last, trust me)
And this is related to the OP.... how?
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I think that's somewhat incorrect. Your iCloud photo is private, unless you intentionally share them publicly. If you delete them from iCloud, they're gone, as simple as that. Paranoia is one thing, but maybe it's worth to understand the services you're using first.
But I’ve heard even though you delete them from the cloud, they still is exists somewhere within the Apple cloud. Like those celebs who got their pics hacked said they photos was already deleted, yet they still got found somehow in the cloud.
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Do you really, sincerely contend with the fact that your data is forever gone after a user decides to delete it? Surely you're more in touch with these server practices than that?
Again, maybe it's better to understand the services you are using first instead of applying general paranoia.
It's not just paranoia. In some cases, there's a legality attached to preserving data for an extension of time. Let's say someone uploaded, even accidentally, some illegal behavior captured on image or video, then chooses to quickly delete the evidence. Do you think Apple or similar companies cannot access this data if it were to contain some wild and illicit behavior which warrants investigation?
Same prompt appeared for me after updating the iPad Air 2 to iOS 12. So it isn’t being auto-enabled without consent.
They said that. Plenty of people said they have "deleted" stuff by just putting them into the recycle bin. If you trust celebrities, then well, stop using anything cloud-based.
Recycling bin? As in trashcan? It should still delete everything automatically after 30 days.. it’s not that I trust them, but I get paranoid hearing that. It’s like people who delete things off Instagram or Facebook, the pictures fill exists in the server’s archiveThey said that. Plenty of people said they have "deleted" stuff by just putting them into the recycle bin. If you trust celebrities, then well, stop using anything cloud-based.
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Thank you for understand my concerns. Honestly, if someone were to “hack” my iCloud, like they did to those celebs, do you think the hacker would be able to recover/restore/find the pictures I deleted from iCloud? (Yes I deleted them from trash too)
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That’s not what happened....they saved their photos to the Cloud like you’re supposed to do when you access that service. Then they deleted off their phone and the pics remained in the Cloud library...just as that service is meant for.
The “hacking” was simply finding out their Cloud password and signing in to see what was in there. Nobody founds any photos “deleted” from the Cloud library.
The “hacking” was simply finding out their Cloud password and signing in to see what was in there. Nobody founds any photos “deleted” from the Cloud library.
Just choose “download and keep originals” under iCloud photo settings first.
iCloud stayed off for me, but all of my albums are gone...? I can still search photos by typing keywords like “Australia trip” or whatever but I have no idea how to view all my albums
Mine also stayed off, post-upgrade.
In fact Apple didn't force my Bluetooth to turn on anymore, as had happened in previous upgrades.
In fact Apple didn't force my Bluetooth to turn on anymore, as had happened in previous upgrades.
I thought so too until I went into the Bluetooth section of settings and found it to be on.