Re:iOS 12 released
by radicaldreamer on Monday September 17, 2018 @02:55PM
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There is an iPhone Time Capsule... it's called iTunes and it has support full, encrypted device backups via home Wifi for years...
Re:iOS 12 released
by randomdata on Monday September 17, 2018 @03:02PM
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"I don't want to touch iTunes and do computer backup, that is like a very geeky way do it"
Re:iOS 12 released
by radicaldreamer on Monday September 17, 2018 @03:10PM
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Oops :(
Re:iOS 12 released
by plussed_reader on Monday September 17, 2018 @04:49PM
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They have iCloud for that.
Re:iOS 12 released
by mattnewton on Monday September 17, 2018 @05:00PM
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Right, and that’s back-doored by the Chinese government (in China). So neither fits gp’s desired featureset of local & frictionless.
Re:iOS 12 released
by teknologist on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:51AM
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Can't reply to the guy below you but there might be some truth to this. Companies running servers in China must give up the login keys to the government. iCloud in China is not operated by Apple themselves, but a Chinese partner vendor.
Exactly. It is not really a backdoor per se. And there isn't any law sitting in between your iCloud Data and government trying to collect it.
Evidence of back door?
Re:iOS 12 released
by mattnewton on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:30PM
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh...
The encryption keys for Chinese users are stored in China, and the government has full access to data and keys on those servers as per Chinese law. Maybe “backdoored” is the wrong word since they can walk in the front door.
>full, encrypted device backups via home Wifi for years
I never knew that - this might be a much better option than iCloud backup
Re:iOS 12 released
by 2muchcoffeeman on Monday September 17, 2018 @06:23PM
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My parents barely touch a computer and I haven’t backed up in ages.
I would immediately buy 3 if these.
Re:iOS 12 released
by typetypetype on Monday September 17, 2018 @04:00PM
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Isn't that iCloud? Or are you looking for an onsite backup?
I don't want to touch iTunes and do computer backup, that is like a very geeky way do it and most people in China don't even have Laptop or Desktop. If they can make Dual Sim and other features targeting the Chinese market; Apple's second biggest market, why cant they make Time Capsule specifically for China. ( Making it China only will likely piss off the Chinese Government. They could release it worldwide to avoid this.)