Re:Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15
by j45 on Sunday December 29, 2024 @03:25PM
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It's a complete violation if it's a new or changed setting from the default state of the user not having it possible.
Something to consider - location is geo-encoded already into photos and doesn't need this uploaded to Apple servers. Searching can be done locally on device for location.
Apple goes as far as to offer a setting to allow the user to share photos and remove the geocoding from it.
Offering a new feature is opt-in.
Unfortunately, against my better wishes, this only erodes trust and confidence in Apple that if this is happening visibly, what could be happening that is unknown.
Something to consider - location is geo-encoded already into photos and doesn't need this uploaded to Apple servers. Searching can be done locally on device for location.
Apple goes as far as to offer a setting to allow the user to share photos and remove the geocoding from it.
Offering a new feature is opt-in.
Unfortunately, against my better wishes, this only erodes trust and confidence in Apple that if this is happening visibly, what could be happening that is unknown.