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"I'm not giving my photos to anyone. I am just taking photos on my phone and Apple is automatically backing them up to iCloud. I have no idea how that feature
by slg 5y ago
"I'm not giving my photos to anyone. I am just taking photos on my phone and Apple is automatically backing them up to iCloud. I have no idea how that feature was turned on or how to turn it off." ~ most normal people.
People here too often only think of these issues from the perspective of the type of person who browses HN. Apple is thinking of this from the perspective of an average iPhone users.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoOr, perhaps many regular users do understand the separation, and that's why this issue is getting so much attention.
- slg 5y agoIs this issue getting much attention outside of tech circles? I have seen a few news stories here or there, but nothing major. I have not heard a word about it from any of my non-tech friends or from the non-tech people I follow on social media. Meanwhile people on HN are acting as if this is one of the biggest stories of the year with multiple posts on it every day. There is a huge separation in the importance that the tech community puts on the general concept of privacy while the average person rarely worries about it.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoI mean, absent a gallop poll there's really no way to know, but we were discussing this at my office today, and I work at a graphic design studio, not a software development firm.
- jdavis703 5y agoYou have to configure iCloud backups when setting up a phone for the first time. Someone who is non-technical, but privacy conscious isn’t going to do this.
- slg 5y agoI don't know why technical people assume non-technical people fully understand the privacy implications of certain technology.