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Re:iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing de... by ryandrake on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @02:12PM (#40370410)
I've always really hated how Apple (and a growing number of companies) are deliberately blurring the distinction between local and cloud storage. When I store a photo somewhere, I want to know where it is, on the device or in the cloud. When you look through Photos (and many other apps) this is not very clear. They're all just in this nebulous "Library" which could be actually anywhere.

I think a lot of people are uploading private pictures to the Internet without even being aware of it because of how tricky and sneaky companies are being, nudging you to Cloud-ify everything without explaining clearly that "Cloud" ultimately means "Posted to someone else's computer."

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Re:iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing de... by hypeatei on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @02:16PM (#40370459)
You're spot on. The lines are being blurred and it's already biting us.
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Re:iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing de... by Intralexical on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @02:49PM (#40370835)
"Cloud storage" does feel kinda magical to use. But it turns out it elides over some details that are kinda important.

The other half of the story is data loss. Will the files still be there if you leave them alone for a day or a year? Who knows?? Will they really be gone if you delete them? There's literally no way to tell!

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Re:iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing de... by ryandrake on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @02:26PM (#40370576)
When the whole celebrity nude leak thing happened a while back, my first instinct was to victim blame: "Why on earth would you do that? Upload your nudes to the Internet (iCloud)? Are you insane?" But, the UI absolutely doesn't help: It's not even remotely clear that when you take a photo, it's not going into some private library, but it's instead being uploaded. So you kind of have to have some sympathy. I'm sure a lot of people are fooled by this.
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