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> iCloud Photos is part of iCloud iCloud Photos is a photo sharing website accessible to the public, like Flickr. It has nothing to do with device backup.
by GeekyBear 3y ago
> iCloud Photos is part of iCloud
iCloud Photos is a photo sharing website accessible to the public, like Flickr. It has nothing to do with device backup.
- pseudalopex 3y agoiCloud Photos includes syncing between your own devices and sharing with others. iCloud Backup is a separate feature. Both are parts of iCloud.
- GeekyBear 3y agoApple only discussed scanning images that would be uploaded to the photo sharing website.
- pseudalopex 3y agoApple documentation said photos stored in iCloud. Synced photos are stored in iCloud. And they told people to turn off iCloud Photos to avoid it. Not not share.
- GeekyBear 3y agoBackups are also stored in iCloud, but Apple made it clear that it was only considering scans of photos that you uploaded to iCloud Photos (since that content is publicly accessible through the web). Scanning device backups was not even on the table, unlike at Google, where they have been scanning device content for years now. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveil...
- pseudalopex 3y agoI explained already sharing is part not all of iCloud Photos. Backups entered the discussion because you claimed iCloud meant backups not photos. And your words suggest iCloud Backup is more private than it is. Scanning device backups was not part of the photo scanning plan. But it is on the table always without E2EE. The article said backed up to Google Photos. And the photos were sent over Gmail and chat. It is not clear device backups were scanned or existed. And device content is a misleading name for backups in the context of scanning on devices.